The Chinese team featured 29 defending champions from the Beijing games , including springboard diver Wu Minxia , light flyweight boxer Zou Shiming , gymnasts Zou Kai and Chen Yibing , and badminton player Lin Dan . Pistol shooter and former Olympic medalist Tan Zongliang , the oldest male member of the contingent , aged 41 , competed at his fifth Olympic games . Meanwhile , fencer Li Na and basketball player Wang Zhizhi each made their fourth Olympic appearance . Trap shooter Liu Yingzi was the oldest athlete of the team , aged 41 , while relay swimmer Qiu Yuhan was the youngest , aged 14 . Basketballer Yi Jianlian , who had previously played for the NBA 's Dallas Mavericks , was the nation 's flag bearer at the opening ceremony
opening ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
China at the 2012 Summer Olympics