On June 12, the Chinese weightlifting team announced the list of participating in the Tokyo Olympics, namely Li Fabin (61 kg), Chen Lijun (67 kg), Shi Zhiyong (73 kg), Lu Xiaojun (81 kg), and Hou Zhihui (49 kg), Liao Qiuyun (55 kg), Wang Zhouyu （87公斤）和李万文（87公斤或更高）。在这份名单上，最古老的球员卢小山已经37岁了，最年轻的球员李·温文（Li Wenwen）只有21岁。

Lu Xiaojun在2021年亚洲举重锦标赛上的形象来自中国举重队的官方说法

这八名球员在今年4月举行的亚洲举重锦标赛上获得了金牌。其中，李·法林（Li Fabin），什（Shi Zhiyong），王胡尤（Wang Zhouyu）和李万文（Li Wenwen）都赢得了三枚金牌，其中包括“晋级一般领导”。可以说，建立此列表的原则是在您自己的优势水平上发送最强大的球员，完全“发挥自己的优势并避免对手的优势”。

根据规则，在东京奥运会上举重比赛的完整配额只有8个，因此包括里约热内卢奥运会冠军丹格·韦（Rio Olympic Champion）的著名球员，男子的81公斤抢夺世界纪录持有人李·戴（Li Dayin）和男子96kg抢夺世界纪录的持有人蒂安·陶（Tian Tao），遗憾地未能进入这份名单。

This list of participating in the competition is in accordance with the requirements of the Tokyo Olympic Games selection work of the General Administration of Sports of China, and in accordance with the "Tokyo Olympic Games Selection Measures for the Enrollment of Athletes in Weightlifting Events", it was formally determined after research and proposal of the National Weightlifting Team Coach Team, comprehensive evaluation of the selection working group, discussion and approval by the National Team Committee, collective research of the Office of倾斜和浮动中心的办公室，由中国体育总局批准。

中国体育一般管理制定了“在举重比赛中为东京奥运会选择运动员的措施”，并在2019年初建立了一个举重活动选择工作组，与选择工作组的负责人Wu Shude，一个受人尊敬的举重名人和受人尊敬的名人和受人尊敬的人。 In a statement to announce the list, the Chinese weightlifting team said: "The selection work is based on the principles of fairness, justice and openness, strictly follows the "Selecting Measures" and is carried out in an orderly manner based on the selection work process. Taking into account the situation of major international opponents, athletes' training level, competition results, success rate, competition experience and psychology, weight and injuries, etc., a comprehensive assessment was conducted, and the list of 8 people终于确定了。”