BEIJING (XINHUA) - China has announced a six-member team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, with 32-year-old Ma Long leading the squad and 29-year-old Liu Shiwen skipping the singles event.

China has collected 28 out of 32 gold medals on offer since the sport debuted at the Olympics in 1988, and will have world No. 1 Fan Zhendong and world No. 3 Ma in the men's singles, while second-ranked Xu Xin joins them in the men's team.