As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency’s selection of the world’s top 10 athletes in 2025: 1.

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After years of being a key member of squash’s ‘Big Three’ alongside her fellow Egyptians Nouran Gohar and Nour El Sherbini, Hania El Hammamy finally took over the world No 1 spot for the first time in ...