Editor's note: With the Olympic stage set, and golden glory beckoning, Chinese athletes have been going all-out to ensure it will be a medal-laden campaign at Paris 2024.

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Zhang Zhizhen

Age: 27

Event: tennis, men's singles

Zhang Zhizhen clinched his spot at the Paris Olympics directly by winning gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. At Wimbledon this month, the Shanghai native achieved the milestone of winning a match at all four Grand Slams and reached a world ranking of 31, the highest of any male Chinese player. Zhang has reached the third round at the past two French Opens, and, with his strong performance on clay courts, he could boost China's prospects in the tennis competition at the upcoming Olympics.