A season indisposition deprime of the presence in Rio Maior of the two strong Chinese athletes Liu Hong and Wang Zhen.
Nevertheless, the Chinese team will be present with the other strong women Qieyang Shenjie, that after the decision of the Lausanne TAS-CAS has had the pleasure to receive posthumously the silver medal at the Olympic Games in London.
The strong Chinese athlete has on the distance of 20 km with the following yearly progression
| Year | Result | Venue | Date |
| | | | |
| 2009 | 1:35:54 | Baoji (CHN) | 20.03.2009 |
| 2010 | 1:30:33 | Beijing (CHN) | 19.09.2010 |
| 2011 | 1:28:04 | Taicang (CHN) | 22.04.2011 |
| 2012 | 1:25:16 | London (GBR) | 11.08.2012 |
| 2013 | 1:28:05 | Shenyang (CHN) | 11.05.2013 |
| 2015 | 1:27:44 | La Coruna (ESP) | 06.06.2015 |
| 2016 | 1:28:16 | Huangshan (CHN) | 06.03.2016 |
and an impressive continuity from 2011 under the wall of 1:30:00
| Date | Competition | Country | Result |
| | | | |
| 11.08.2012 | London Olympic Games | GBR | 1:25:16 |
| 30.03.2012 | Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | CHN | 1:27:04 |
| 06.06.2015 | La Coruña Gran Premio Cantones | ESP | 1:27:44 |
| 22.04.2011 | Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | CHN | 1:28:04 |
| 11.05.2013 | Shenyang Chinese Games | CHN | 1:28:05 |
| 06.03.2016 | Huangshan Chinese Selection | CHN | 1:28:16 |
| 01.03.2013 | Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge | CHN | 1:28:27 |
| 06.09.2015 | Changbaishan Chinese National GP | CHN | 1:28:27 |
| 20.03.2015 | Beijing Chinese National GP | CHN | 1:28:37 |
| 19.09.2010 | Beijing Chinese National GP | CHN | 1:30:33 |
Qieyang Shenjie should be together with Erica de Sena, Anna Eleonora Giorgi, Ana Cabecinha and Elisa Rigaudo, (if confirmed their presence), one of the candidates to win the 25th Grand Prix Internacional de Rio Maior.
Female podium Londra 2012 re-written by TAS