The Sports Department of Xinhua News Agency selected the top ten athletes in China in 2021 as follows:
1. Ma Long (male, 33 years old, table tennis)
Malone won the men's table tennis championship at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first person to defend his title in the history of olympic table tennis in men's singles and becoming the player with the most world championship titles in the history of table tennis (26 titles).
It's July 30, 2021, when China's Ma Long celebrates scoring in the men's singles final of table tennis at the Tokyo Olympics.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Yuguo
2. Chen Yufei (female, 23 years old, badminton)
In the tokyo olympic badminton women's singles final, Chen Yufei defeated Dai Ziying in three sets to win the fifth Olympic women's singles gold medal for guoyu. In the National Games, Chen Yufei once again showed strong strength and defended the women's singles champion.
This is August 1, 2021, China's Chen Yufei displaying the national flag on her sportswear after winning the championship in the women's badminton singles final at the Tokyo Olympics.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yubin
3. Lv Xiaojun (male, 37 years old, weightlifting)
Lu Xiaojun, who participated in the Olympic Games for the third time, won the gold medal in the men's 81 kg weightlifting category at the Tokyo Olympic Games, which was also his second Olympic gold medal, and became the oldest Olympic champion in the history of weightlifting and the weightlifter with the most Olympic medals in China.
This is July 31, 2021, China's Lu Xiaojun celebrated at the Tokyo Olympics weightlifting men's 81 kg award ceremony.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
4. Gong Lijiao (female, 32 years old, athletics)
At the Tokyo Olympics, Gong Lijiao won the women's shot put championship with a score of 20 meters 58 meters, winning the first gold medal in the field event in The history of the Chinese Olympic Games. In September, Gong Lijiao achieved four consecutive championships in the women's shot put event at the National Games.
This is August 1, 2021, China's Gong Lijiao celebrated in the tokyo Olympics athletics women's shot put final.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Lili
5. Wang Shun (male, 27 years old, swimming)
At the Tokyo Olympics, Wang Shun won the gold medal in the men's 200m medley. At the National Games, he registered for all six events to win gold, and achieved three consecutive championships in the 200m and 400m individual medleys, and the total number of gold medals in the National Games has reached 15.
This is the celebration of China's Wang Shun on July 30, 2021, after winning the championship in the men's 200m individual medley final at the Tokyo Olympics.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Yu
6. Zhang Yufei (female, 23 years old, swimming)
At the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Yufei won gold in the women's 200m butterfly with a record-breaking performance. She then won another gold medal in the women's 4X200m freestyle relay event, breaking the world record and winning a silver medal in the women's 100m butterfly and 4X100m medley relay. At the National Games, Zhang Yufei won 4 gold and 1 silver.
On August 1, 2021, the Tokyo Olympic Swimming Event came to an end, with China's Zhang Yufei showing off two gold medals she won in the women's 200m butterfly and women's 4X200m freestyle relay events, as well as two silver medals in the women's 100m butterfly and men's medley 4X100m medley relay.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Chang
7. Su Bingtian (male, 32 years old, athletics)
Su Bingtian broke the Asian record in 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Chinese to reach the men's 100m final of the Olympic Games and leading the Chinese men's 4X100m relay team to fourth place. At the National Games, Su Bingtian won the men's "Flying Man War" championship with a time of 9.95 seconds, which was also his tenth time to break the 10-second mark.
This is August 1, 2021, China's Su Bingtian celebrated after the semi-final of the men's 100m in athletics at the Tokyo Olympics.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Xiaowei
8. Yang Qian (female, 21 years old, shooting)
Yang Qian won the first gold medal for the Chinese team in the women's 10m air rifle final at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and then her partner Yang Haoran won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team competition, becoming China's first "post-00s" Olympic double gold winner.
This is July 24, 2021, China's Yang Qian celebrated at the award ceremony after winning the first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics shooting women's 10m air rifle final.
Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency
9. Gu Ailing (female, 18 years old, freestyle skiing)
In March, Gu Ailing won 2 gold and 1 bronze at the Freestyle Ski World Championships. In December, she returned from injury to win the Grand Vault World Cup in The Steamboat Station in the United States, and created a history of women's players completing a two-week front flip plus a four-week turn in a freestyle ski competition.
This is the two gold and one bronze medals won by China's Gu Ailing after the 2021 World Extreme Games X Games Winter Games held in Aspen, USA, on January 30, 2021.
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10. Shi Tingmao (female, 30 years old, diving)
At the Tokyo Olympics, Shi Tingmao won two gold medals in the women's 3m board single and doubles, and won double gold in the second consecutive Olympic Games, creating a grand slam victory record since participating in the World Series in 2011, the swimming world championships, diving World Cup and Olympic champions all-inclusive.
This is August 1, 2021, China's Shi Tingmao celebrated at the women's three-meter board award ceremony for diving at the Tokyo Olympic Games.