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Yearender: Top 10 world athletes of 2016

Source: Xinhua 2016-12-27 18:09:36

Andy Murray of Great Britain shows the gold medal at the awarding ceremony of the men's tennis singles match at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 14, 2016. Andy Murray won the gold medal. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

3 Andy Murray (Britain)

29, tennis player. Murray snatched his career first ATP Tour Finals title by dethroning four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic, ascending to year-end No. 1. He also became the first British man to reach world No. 1 since the introduction of rankings in 1973. Murray dominated the calendar year of 2016, winning Wimbledon and the Rio Olympics, followed by four consecutive championships in Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna and Paris. 

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Yearender: Top 10 world athletes of 2016
                 Source: Xinhua | 2016-12-27 18:09:36 | Editor: Tian Shaohui

Andy Murray of Great Britain shows the gold medal at the awarding ceremony of the men's tennis singles match at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 14, 2016. Andy Murray won the gold medal. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

3 Andy Murray (Britain)

29, tennis player. Murray snatched his career first ATP Tour Finals title by dethroning four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic, ascending to year-end No. 1. He also became the first British man to reach world No. 1 since the introduction of rankings in 1973. Murray dominated the calendar year of 2016, winning Wimbledon and the Rio Olympics, followed by four consecutive championships in Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna and Paris. 

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