Yearender: Top 10 Chinese athletes/teams of 2024

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10. Deng Zhixuan (female, martial arts)

At the 4th World Taijiquan Championships, then 14-year-old Deng won two gold medals in the women's Simplified 32 Movements Taijijian and Wu Style Taijiquan (46 Movements), making her the youngest Chinese athlete to claim two individual titles in a single World Championships.

This file photo taken on Aug. 27, 2024 shows Deng Zhixuan of China competing during the women's A & B group Wu Style Taijiquan (46 movements) competition at the 4th World Taijiquan Championships in Singapore. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)