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Olympic Champion Gong To Lead China's Team At World Indoor Championships
World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing: The 2020 Tokyo Olympic women's shot put champion Gong Lijiao is among 35 athletes selected to represent China at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing next week.
At 36, five-time Olympian Gong is the eldest on the roster, which was released by the Chinese Athletics Association on Friday and consists of 18 men and 17 women.
Boasting a personal best of 20.58 metres, Gong opened the 2025 season with a 19.04m victory at an indoor national trial last month. The seasoned shot putter has earned two bronze medals at the World Indoor Championships in 2014 and 2018 respectively.
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