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Back to the text, today we are talking about the top ten athletes of 2023 selected by the sports department of Xinhua News Agency, an authoritative media of the country. The 10th on the list is none other than Xie Zhenye, a track and field flyer of 100 meters and 200 meters.
Men's track and field is of course a big event that has attracted much attention, and at the Hangzhou Asian Games, 30-year-old Xie Zhenye won the championship in 9.97 seconds in the 100-meter flyer battle, and then won another gold medal in the 4*100 relay battle. On October 4, he and his teammates won a substitute bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, which can be said to be the big winner of track and field.
Because Su Bingtian did not have a too bright performance in the 2023 season, he failed to make it to the top 10 list. Su Shen only made one appearance in early February, competing in an indoor track and field event in Gothenburg, Sweden, where he won the men's 60m in 6.59 seconds. At present, Su Bingtian's position has been replaced by Xie Zhenye, of course, Su Bingtian has not retired, and he will see if he can play at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
No. 9 on the list is 24-year-old Qin Haiyang, a swimming upstart. At the Fukuoka World Swimming Championships held in July, Qin Haiyang won three gold medals in the men's 50, 100m and 200m breaststroke, becoming the first athlete in history to win three gold medals in the breaststroke at the same World Championships, and Xiao Qin broke the men's 200m breaststroke world record.
In addition, Qin Haiyang also won 5 gold medals at the Chengdu Universiade and was awarded the Most Valuable Athlete (MVP) at the Hangzhou Asian Games. It can be said that the faces of the men's swimming world have been exposed to the zenith by Xiao Qin, and even Wang Shun is not as shining as his halo.
The 8th on the list is called Dong Hongjuan, compared to Xie Zhenye and Qin Haiyang, the name Dong Hongjuan seems to be very unfamiliar, at least the editor has not heard of the fighting rivers and lakes, of course, the fighting rivers and lakes mainly focus on fighting and tennis, and the rest of the projects cannot be deeply understood due to time constraints.
On April 26, Dong Hongjuan, a Chinese mountaineering enthusiast, successfully climbed the 8,027-meter-high Xixia Bangma Peak. Certified by the International Mountaineering Certification website, Dong Hongjuan became the first woman in the world to summit all 14 8,000-meter-high peaks. This is the moment to create mountaineering history, so Dong Hongjuan was also included in the list of the top ten athletes. It is worth mentioning that Dong Hongjuan is a 43-year-old female mountaineer who has demonstrated perseverance, so it is even more commendable to achieve such an achievement.
The 7th person on the list can be said to be completely deserved, that is, Zhang Yufei, the 25-year-old butterfly queen in the swimming world. The man has Qin Haiyang, and the woman has Zhang Yufei. In 2023, Zhang Yufei participated in the Fukuoka Swimming World Championships, Chengdu World University Games, Hangzhou Asian Games, and the three FINA World Cup stops (Berlin, Athens, Budapest) and other competitions, and won a total of 23 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes after 59 major battles. It can be said that Zhang Yufei has become the undisputed first person in the Chinese women's swimming world.
With his sweet appearance and sunny smile, he conquered countless fans, and was even rumored by the media to have an affair with Hong Kong billionaire Huo Qishan.
The sixth person on the list is Zhang Zhizhen, the first person in Chinese men's tennis, that is, ZZZ. Xiao Zhang has achieved continuous breakthroughs in Chinese men's tennis, and the limelight has overshadowed Wu Yixuan. He defeated American brother Fritz at the Madrid Masters to become the first Chinese mainland men's tennis player in history to reach the quarterfinals of the Masters. He also reached the round of 32 of the Grand Slam twice and also won the men's singles gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Zhang Zhizhen is currently competing in the United Cup, but he and Zheng Qinwen lost to Djokovic and Danilovic.
The fifth on the list is called Liu Qingyi, if Dong Hongjuan is not well-known, then Liu Qingyi is even less known. She was 18 years old, and in the break dance final of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Liu Qingyi defeated Japanese star Ami Yuasa 2-1 to win the first women's gold medal in the history of the Asian Games break dancing event and won the ticket to the Paris Olympics. To tell the truth, the influence of break dancing is really small, rather than putting Liu Qingyi in the 5th position, it is better to replace diving celebrities such as Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi. Don't know what you mean?
The fourth on the list is called Wen Xiaoyan, and compared with Dong Hongjuan and Liu Qingyi before, her popularity is almost unknown. She competed in four competitions at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games: women's 100m T37, women's 200m T37, women's long jump T37/38 and 4X100m mixed relay, all of which won gold, including three individual events setting world records and breaking Asian records in relay events. It was probably this achievement that made her in the top 4. But to tell the truth, the vast majority of sports fans will hardly watch the Paralympic Games after watching the Olympics and Asian Games. Therefore, there is really little knowledge about the famous players of the Paralympic Games.
The third place on the list is not an individual, but a collective, that is, the Chinese women's basketball team. The Chinese girl narrowly defeated the Japanese team 73-71 in the final of the 2023 Women's Basketball Asian Cup, winning the championship again after 12 years. Chinese player Han Xu was named the most valuable player of the tournament, and she and teammate Li Meng were selected for the best team of the tournament. Li Meng, Han Xu and others are all great heroes, which is a collective honor. Of course, in terms of fame, Li Meng is still bigger, nicknamed LeBron Meng.
The second on the list is Wang Chuqin from the field of table tennis. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Wang Chuqin became the first table tennis player to win four gold medals in men's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles and men's team at the same Asian Games. At the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban in May, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong helped the Chinese team regain the men's doubles championship and defended the mixed doubles title with Sun Yingsha. Such an achievement, getting the 2nd position in the top 10 list, can only be admired and supported.
Let's take another look at who is at the top of the rankings. This person is called Ding Liren, and he has never heard of fighting the rivers and lakes. It's not Wu Yanni, it's not Lin Yuwei, it's not Wang Shun, yes, it's called Ding Liren.
On April 30, in the 2023 FIDE World Chess Championship held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, Chinese player Ding Liren defeated Russian player Nepomniachtchi in the last game of the rapid chess playoff, becoming the 17th world champion in chess history and the first national chess world chess champion from China. Well, congratulations to Xiao Ding, to be at the top of the list.
Let's go back to the title of the article, take a look at these 10 athletes (collective), how many do you know? There are 4 people in the fighting rivers and lakes who have not heard of it, and if you go by the passing rate, 60% have just passed. Perhaps the national authoritative media considered a different angle, and some unpopular sports were also added. If Su Bingtian missed the list because of too few entries, then Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi are not qualified to be shortlisted? I don't know what you think? Welcome to leave a message. [Text/Fighting Jianghu]