On December 29, Beijing time, Xinhua News Agency released the top ten international athletes in 2021, and Ma Long was on the list. Within 24 hours, Malone has been on the two lists of the top ten domestic and international top ten consecutively, and the 33-year-old Ma Long is admirable. In 2021, Malone unlocked at least 3 major achievements, which allowed him to conquer the table tennis world, and what is more valuable is that Malone will not stop moving forward, he is pointing to the Paris Olympic Games.

2021 is coming to an end, the year of sports is exciting, and Chinese athletes are competing for gold and silver in the Olympic Arena, which is exciting. Xinhua News Agency took the lead in announcing the top ten domestic athletes in 2021, namely Ma Long, Su Bingtian, Yang Qian, Gong Lijiao, Gu Ailing, Shi Tingmao, Zhang Yufei, Wang Shun, Chen Yufei, and Lv Xiaojun. They deserve to be named as the top ten in the country, as they have achieved breakthrough results in their respective projects.
Subsequently, Xinhua News Agency announced the top ten international athletes in 2021, namely Messi, Djokovic, Verstappen, Lewandowski, Thompson, Malone, Drexel, Warholm, Acelon and Jacob. These athletes shined in 2021, such as Messi winning the Golden Ball for the seventh time, Djokovic winning consecutive Grand Slams, drexel, Acelon and others on the top podium at the Olympic arena.
Malone is the only Chinese athlete to appear on both lists at the same time, which shows that Malone has achieved very outstanding results. Many people say that Malone is comparable to Messi, Levan, Djokovic and other superstars, in fact, Malone's achievements are not inferior to any other athletes, but compared to football, tennis and other sports, the influence of table tennis is not big enough. In 2021, Malone has unlocked at least three major achievements, and is well-deservedly the first person in the table tennis world.
The first is the men's singles gold medal in table tennis at the Tokyo Olympic Games, serious injuries, advanced age, coupled with the impact of young players, Malone still climbed to the top of the Olympics and completed a double grand slam, which is amazing. Second, Malone became the first person to defend the title in the history of Olympic table tennis in men's singles. Third, Malone became the player with the most world championship titles in the history of table tennis. It can be said that Ma Long conquered the table tennis world with practical actions and final results, and in terms of the achievements he created in the table tennis world, he definitely did not lose to any other international players on the list.
What is even more valuable is that in the face of such fierce competition, Malone still will not give up easily, he said in a recent interview that he will try to impact the Paris Olympics. In this process, it is believed that Ma Long will also help young players grow, play a role in passing and helping, and help national table tennis continue to maintain strong competitiveness. Now it is difficult to say whether Malone can once again appear on the Olympic stage, but as long as he insists on working hard, there is hope, and I wish Malone another brilliant!