Defending champion Gong leads China's athletics squad for Paris 2024

BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Women's shot put Olympic champion Gong Lijiao will lead China's athletics squad at the Paris Games, according to the team roster unveiled by the Chinese Athletics Association on Thursday.

35-year-old Gong, who will compete in her fifth Olympic Games in Paris, leads the 54-strong squad - equally split with 27 men and 27 women - with another five alternate athletes in the men's 4x100m r