ESPN has released its ranking of the top 25 athletes from Asia in the 21st century. A total of seven Chinese athletes made the list, including Yao Ming, Liu Xiang, and others.
The full ranking is as follows:
1. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing)
2. Yao Ming (Basketball)
3. Ichiro Suzuki (Baseball)
4. Son Heung-min (Football)
5. Naomi Osaka (Tennis)
6. Sun Yang (Swimming)
7. Park Ji-sung (Football)
8. Li Na (Tennis)
9. Shohei Ohtani (Baseball)
10. Lin Dan (Badminton)
11. Park In-bee (Golf)
12. Ma Long (Table Tennis)
13. Kohei Uchimura (Gymnastics)
14. Virat Kohli (Cricket)
15. Taufik Hidayat (Badminton)
16. Ali Daei (Football)
17. Lee Chong Wei (Badminton)
18. Joseph Schooling (Swimming)
19. Hidilyn Diaz (Weightlifting)
20. Homare Sawa (Football)
21. Liu Xiang (110m Hurdles)
22. Kim Yuna (Figure Skating)
23. Saki Kumagai (Football)
24. Eileen Gu (Skiing)
25. Hamed Haddadi (Basketball)
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