By Sushant Singh
The People’s Republic of China, which topped the 2022 Asian Games athletics medal table with a total of 39 medals – 19 Gold, 11 Silver and 9 Bronze – has announced its athletics team for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
A total of 72 Chinese track and field athletes, 36 men and 36 women, will participate in the track and field events at the Nagoya Asian Games.
Among the men’s athletes, Xie Zhenye, the Asian record holder in the men’s 200 meters with a time of 19.88s, along with Huang Youwen, a young speedster from China who clocked 20.15s this season, are both on the sprint/relay list.
In addition, Wang Wenjie, Xing Jialiang, Li Chenyang and Feng Peiyou, who broke national records this season in the men’s 10,000m, men’s shot put, men’s pole vault and men’s marathon respectively, are also included.
Among the women’s athletes, in addition to 2022 world champion and 2024 Olympic silver medallist discus thrower Feng Bin, who has a lifetime best of 69.12m, there is also China’s young sensation Yan Ziyi. The 18-year-old 2026 U20 World champion and Monaco Diamond League winner in the javelin throw has thrown a massive lifetime best of 71.74m this season, which ranks as the world’s second-best throw of all time.
Niu Chunge, the newly crowned Asian record holder in the women’s pole vault, and Zhao Jie, the Asian record holder in the women’s hammer throw, are also on the list.
Young athletes such as Chen Yujie and Chen Xinxuan will team up with experienced athletes Liang Xiaojing and Ge Manqi to compete in sprints/relays. Wu Yanni, who just won the National Athletics Championships, will represent China in the women’s 100m hurdles alongside Lin Yuwei.
Women
- 100m / 200m / 4×100m Relay / Mixed 4×100m Relay: Chen Haoying, Liu Guoyi, Zhu Junying, Chen Xinxuan, Liu Xiajun, Xu Jialu, Liang Xiaojing, Ge Manqi
- 400m / 4×400m Relay / Mixed 4×400m Relay: Zhou Li, Jiang Yutong, Kong Yingying, Zuo Siyu
- 800m: Wu Hongjiao, Li Chunhui
- 1500m: Li Chunhui, Wu Hongjiao
- 100m Hurdles: Wu Yanni, Lin Yuwei
- High Jump: Lu Jiawen, Jin Ruoxuan
- Pole Vault: Niu Chunge
- Long Jump: Huang Yingying, Tan Mengyi
- Triple Jump: Li Yi, Huang Yingying
- Shot Put: Zhang Linru, Song Jiayuan
- Discus Throw: Feng Bin, Jiang Zhichao
- Hammer Throw: Zhao Jie, Zhang Jiale
- Javelin Throw: Yan Ziyi, Dai Qianqian
- Marathon: Ziren Cuomu, Wu Bing
- Half Marathon Race Walk: Jiang Yunyan, Yang Liujing
- Marathon Race Walk: Ma Li, Danzeng Quzong
Men
- 100m / 200m / 4×100m Relay / Mixed 4×100m Relay: Zeng Keli, Wu Haolin, He Jinxuan, Xie Zhenye, Chen Jinfeng, Wang Shengjie, Huang Youwen, Shi Junhao
- 400m / 4×400m Relay / Mixed 4×400m Relay: Ailixier Wumaier, Liu Kai, Chen Zhisheng, Ding Wenhao, Liang Baotang, Xiao Heng
- 800m: Xi Xiaoheng
- 1500m: Liu Dezhu, Xi Xiaoheng
- 5000m: Wang Wenjie
- 10,000m: Wang Wenjie
- 110m Hurdles: Chen Yuanjiang, Liu Junxi
- Pole Vault: Li Chenyang, Yao Jie
- Long Jump: Yuan Chenlong, Shi Yuhao
- Triple Jump: Su Wen, Ma Yinglong
- Shot Put: Xing Jialiang
- Discus Throw: Abduaini Turgun, Wu Nanjun
- Hammer Throw: Wang Qi
- Decathlon: Chen Xinghua
- Marathon: Feng Peiyou, Jia Erenjia
- Half Marathon Race Walk: Shi Shengji, Li Chenjie
- Marathon Race Walk: Zhou Chengying, Tang Yushuai