TOP 10 CHINESE ATHLETES/TEAMS OF 2023

(231226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes/teams for 2023: 8. Dong Hongjuan (female, mountaineering) Dong successfully ascended the summit of the 8,027-meter Mount Shishapangma on April 26, becoming the first woman to conquer all 14 peaks situated 8,000 meters above sea level, with her feat later confirmed by the international mountaineering summit website 8000ers.com. This file photo taken on April 26, 2023 shows Dong Hongjuan of China gesturing atop the Mount Shishapangma, in Nyalam County of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Dompa/Xinhua)