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NO. 1 Swimmers lead the charge at London
Sun Yang (top) and Ye Shiwen (above), each with two Olympic gold medals to their names, led the Chinese swimmers in a major breakthrough at the London Olympic Games. China also registered its best ever Olympic swimming result in London by finishing second overall, just behind the United States, with 10 medals, and went on to finish runner-up at the short course world championships in Istanbul.
Team China enjoyed another Olympic success in London - grabbing 38 gold medals, 27 silver and 23 bronze to finish in second place on both the medals and gold tally - a second-to-best result only next to that of the 2008 Games on home soil. Its Paralympic athletes returned with 95 gold, 71 silver and 65 bronze to top the table.
No. 2 Unlucky again
It was Beijing Olympics all over again. The Athens Olympic champion Liu Xiang crashed at the first hurdle in the 110-meter hurdles heat at the London Games as a billion people watched history repeat itself once again. A national hero and sports icon in China, Liu limped determinedly down the track towards the finish line and kissed the last hurdle, earning a rousing ovation from the 80,000 crowd at the Olympic stadium before Britain's Andy Turner, the heat winner, helped him away. Four years ago, an Achilles injury had denied Liu a chance of defending his Athens medal.
No. 3 Scandal taints shuttlers
The Chinese badminton team stamped its authority at the London Olympics, winning all the five gold medals for the first time since the sport was introduced to the Olympics in 1992. However, China's sweep was rocked by the biggest scandal to hit the sport in its 20-year Olympic history. In women's doubles, eight female players, including China's former world No.1 Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli, were disqualified by the BWF for trying to lose deliberately in the final round of group stage in a bid to secure favorable draw in the knockout stage.
No. 4 Feng does China proud
Feng Shanshan became the first golfer from Chinese mainland to win a major title when she captured the LPGA Championship by two strokes in June. The 22-year-old from Beijing, who started playing golf at the age 10, came to America as a teen before joining the LPGA in 2008. Feng said she was just lucky. "I became the first one [to win], but I'm sure there will be more people winning the majors," she said.
No. 5 Coming of age
China enjoyed relative success on the golf course with Beijing-born Florida resident Andy Zhang competing at the US Open at just 14 years of age. Guang Tianlang, who is the same age and also trains frequently in the United States, qualified for the US Masters next year where he is set to break the age record. Meanwhile, the WGC Champions, which featured just nine winners of Asian Tour events and four Chinese players at its last edition in November, has signed on for a five-year stint in Shanghai with Major-level prize money of US$8.5 million. Also, the "Duel at Jinsha Lake" featured Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
No. 6 Heavy punishment
Two former Chinese soccer heads were sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for taking bribes, marking the culmination of a campaign to eliminate graft in the Chinese professional soccer leagues. The domestic league had been afflicted with match-fixing, gambling and other illegal activities. Xie Yalong, the former deputy chief of China's Football Association, and his successor Nan Yong were both fined 200,000 yuan.
No. 7 Ma drives to F1 history
SHANGHAI-BORN driver Ma Qinghua became the first Chinese driver to compete in Formula One when he lined up for the HRT team in the opening practise session at the Italian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old replaced India's Narain Karthikeyan at the famous Monza circuit. Ma has promised not to lose focus as he pursues his Formula One dream even after his HRT team was put up for sale. Perennial back-markers HRT is yet to win a point in three seasons in Formula One.
No. 8 NBA stars galore
Tracy McGrady, 33, who played with Yao Ming at the Houston Rockets during a 15-year NBA career, and fellow All Stars Stephon Marbury and Gilbert Arenas head a cohort of 28 ex-NBA players who have made a new start in China. Their presence has helped persuade fans to ignore hefty price rises and snap up tickets for the 17-strong league, which precedes an eight-team championship playoff in February.
No. 9 Shenhua fails to deliver
Former Chelsea duo Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba joined Shanghai Shenhua this year but despite the presence of stars Shenhua finished the season a poor ninth in the Chinese Super League. Former French international Anelka is reportedly in talks to terminate his contract and keen to return to Europe with struggling English Premier League side QPR keen to land his signature. The striker has agreed to forgo the final year of his contract, reportedly worth US$7 million, if Shanghai allows him to leave on a free transfer.
No. 10 Guangzhou on top
Guangzhou Evergrande became the first team ever to have defended its Chinese Super League title on October 27 after beating Liaoning Hongyun 1-0 at home in the penultimate round. Three weeks later, Evergrande beat Guizhou Renhe 4-2 in the China's FA Cup final, claiming the second title of the season with an aggregate score of 5-3.
Sun Yang (top) and Ye Shiwen (above), each with two Olympic gold medals to their names, led the Chinese swimmers in a major breakthrough at the London Olympic Games. China also registered its best ever Olympic swimming result in London by finishing second overall, just behind the United States, with 10 medals, and went on to finish runner-up at the short course world championships in Istanbul.
Team China enjoyed another Olympic success in London - grabbing 38 gold medals, 27 silver and 23 bronze to finish in second place on both the medals and gold tally - a second-to-best result only next to that of the 2008 Games on home soil. Its Paralympic athletes returned with 95 gold, 71 silver and 65 bronze to top the table.
No. 2 Unlucky again
It was Beijing Olympics all over again. The Athens Olympic champion Liu Xiang crashed at the first hurdle in the 110-meter hurdles heat at the London Games as a billion people watched history repeat itself once again. A national hero and sports icon in China, Liu limped determinedly down the track towards the finish line and kissed the last hurdle, earning a rousing ovation from the 80,000 crowd at the Olympic stadium before Britain's Andy Turner, the heat winner, helped him away. Four years ago, an Achilles injury had denied Liu a chance of defending his Athens medal.
No. 3 Scandal taints shuttlers
The Chinese badminton team stamped its authority at the London Olympics, winning all the five gold medals for the first time since the sport was introduced to the Olympics in 1992. However, China's sweep was rocked by the biggest scandal to hit the sport in its 20-year Olympic history. In women's doubles, eight female players, including China's former world No.1 Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli, were disqualified by the BWF for trying to lose deliberately in the final round of group stage in a bid to secure favorable draw in the knockout stage.
No. 4 Feng does China proud
Feng Shanshan became the first golfer from Chinese mainland to win a major title when she captured the LPGA Championship by two strokes in June. The 22-year-old from Beijing, who started playing golf at the age 10, came to America as a teen before joining the LPGA in 2008. Feng said she was just lucky. "I became the first one [to win], but I'm sure there will be more people winning the majors," she said.
No. 5 Coming of age
China enjoyed relative success on the golf course with Beijing-born Florida resident Andy Zhang competing at the US Open at just 14 years of age. Guang Tianlang, who is the same age and also trains frequently in the United States, qualified for the US Masters next year where he is set to break the age record. Meanwhile, the WGC Champions, which featured just nine winners of Asian Tour events and four Chinese players at its last edition in November, has signed on for a five-year stint in Shanghai with Major-level prize money of US$8.5 million. Also, the "Duel at Jinsha Lake" featured Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
No. 6 Heavy punishment
Two former Chinese soccer heads were sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for taking bribes, marking the culmination of a campaign to eliminate graft in the Chinese professional soccer leagues. The domestic league had been afflicted with match-fixing, gambling and other illegal activities. Xie Yalong, the former deputy chief of China's Football Association, and his successor Nan Yong were both fined 200,000 yuan.
No. 7 Ma drives to F1 history
SHANGHAI-BORN driver Ma Qinghua became the first Chinese driver to compete in Formula One when he lined up for the HRT team in the opening practise session at the Italian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old replaced India's Narain Karthikeyan at the famous Monza circuit. Ma has promised not to lose focus as he pursues his Formula One dream even after his HRT team was put up for sale. Perennial back-markers HRT is yet to win a point in three seasons in Formula One.
No. 8 NBA stars galore
Tracy McGrady, 33, who played with Yao Ming at the Houston Rockets during a 15-year NBA career, and fellow All Stars Stephon Marbury and Gilbert Arenas head a cohort of 28 ex-NBA players who have made a new start in China. Their presence has helped persuade fans to ignore hefty price rises and snap up tickets for the 17-strong league, which precedes an eight-team championship playoff in February.
No. 9 Shenhua fails to deliver
Former Chelsea duo Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba joined Shanghai Shenhua this year but despite the presence of stars Shenhua finished the season a poor ninth in the Chinese Super League. Former French international Anelka is reportedly in talks to terminate his contract and keen to return to Europe with struggling English Premier League side QPR keen to land his signature. The striker has agreed to forgo the final year of his contract, reportedly worth US$7 million, if Shanghai allows him to leave on a free transfer.
No. 10 Guangzhou on top
Guangzhou Evergrande became the first team ever to have defended its Chinese Super League title on October 27 after beating Liaoning Hongyun 1-0 at home in the penultimate round. Three weeks later, Evergrande beat Guizhou Renhe 4-2 in the China's FA Cup final, claiming the second title of the season with an aggregate score of 5-3.
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