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A Life Devoted to Sport, a Heart Set on Track and Field, a Will Dedicated to the Motherland—Remembering Lou Dapeng, Former President of the Chinese Athletics Association
Lou Dapeng, former president of the Chinese Athletics Association, died in Beijing on January 25, 2026, at the age of 89. After returning to China in 1953, he broke the national record in the men's 200-meter low hurdles with a time of 25.2 seconds, became president of the Chinese Athletics Association in 1997, was elected vice president of the IAAF in 1999, and took part in both Beijing Olympic bids, in 1993 and 2001.
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