People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
first competed at the
Asian Games in 1974.
China has led the gold medal count in each Asian Games since
1982.
Asian Games
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Medals by Games
Medals by Summer Sport
Medals by individual
Doping
Systematic doping of
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
athletes in
Olympic Games
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(and other international sport events) revealed by Xue Yinxian in 2012 and 2017. He claimed more than 10,000 athletes in
China were doped in the systematic
Chinese government
The Government of the People's Republic of China () is an authoritarian political system in the People's Republic of China under the exclusive political leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It consists of legislative, executive, m ...
doping program and that they received performance enhancing
drugs in the 1980s and 1990s. He stated that all
international
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medals
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(Both in the
Olympics and other international
competitions
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) that were won by
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
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athletes in the 1980s and 1990s (1980 to 2000) should be taken back. This is contrary to previous statements made by the
Chinese government
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that denied involvement in systematic doping, claiming that athletes doped individually. The
International Olympic Committee
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and
World Anti-Doping Agency
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investigated these allegations with no conclusions given.
Medals by Asian Games in 1980 to 2000
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Disqualified Medalists
Asian Winter Games
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Medals by Games
Asian Para Games
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Medals by Games
Asian Beach Games
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Medals by Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Medals by Games
Asian Youth Games
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Medals by Games
Asian Youth Para Games
Medals by Games
East Asian Games
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''
Medals by Games
See also
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China at the Olympics
Originally having participated in Olympics as the delegation of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1924 (Summer Olympics) to 1976 (Winter Olympics), China competed at the Olympic Games under the name of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for ...
*
Sports in China
References
{{National sports teams of China