Should there be any in Rio Maior next Saturday in the Portuguese town will see a preview of the next World Championships in Beijing.

Of this morning the news of the confirmation of the participation also of the elite team of China, just to understand the one who trains in Saluzzo, under the guidance of Sandro Damilano and that recently the selection of Beijing for the World Cup has done extremely well.

They will then also the game, allowing visa problems, along with their head coach:

20 km men

Wang Zhen (season best in 2015: 1:19:29, but with a personal best of 1:17:36 in Taicang in 2012)

Cai Zelin (season best in 2015: 1:20:13, but with a personal best of 1:18:47 in Taicang in 2012)

Yu Wei (season best in 50 km 2015: 3:46:57)

Zhang Lin (season best in 50 km 2015: 3:47:11)

Liu Jian (season best in 50 km 2015: 3:56:25)

Xiong Denghua not yet 20 year old and able to finish his first 50 km in 4:06:21

20 km Women

Liu Hong (season best in 2015: 1:27:39, but with a personal best of 1:25:46 in Taicang in 2012)

Qieyang Shenjie, bronze in London 2012, (season best in 2015: 1:28:37, but with a personal best of 1:25:16 obtained in London in 2012 and recently broken by Lu Xiuzhi in Beijing)

To revive the World Cup Taicang in the men's race would lack only the Russians, the Australians, the Spanish Miguel Angel Lopez, the French Yohann Diniz and the Japanese with Yusuke Suzuki e Eiki Takahashi.

In the female rather miss the Chinese Lu Xiuzhi, the Ukrainian Lyudmila Olyanovska, the Russians and the Italian Antonella Palmisano, while we should see the return, after the second maternity of Elisa Rigaudo.

In short, the season is really in full swing.

Yellow Paddle to third athlete recently in Beijing test event 2015

Wang Zhen in Moscow 2013