TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2021

TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2021

(211229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 31, 2021 shows Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica reacting after the Women's 100m Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Thompson-Herah, 29, collected gold medals in the women's 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On August 22, Thompson-Herah won the 100m with a new personal best of 10.54 seconds at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene, just 0.05 seconds shy of the world record. She was named the World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2021. (Xinhua/Jia Yuchen)

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