42 Olympic champions lead Chinese delegation to Paris Olympics

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- China will send 405 athletes, including 42 Olympic champions, to the upcoming Paris Olympic Games as a 716-member delegation was officially announced here on Saturday.

The delegation includes 136 male and 269 female athletes, competing in 30 sports at the Games to be officially opened on July 26.

Zhou Jinqiang, deputy director of China's State General Administration of Sport,