Recently, the World Table Tennis Federation posted a very short content on its official Weibo account, which roughly means the following: A group of 405 journalists from 107 countries and regions voted for the best athletes of the year, among them, Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong are on the list of the best athletes in 2023.
The list of the best athletes in the sports warm winter creation season does not seem to be the only one, but you must know that the so-called best athletes are not for the field of table tennis, but for the entire competitive sports world, and this is not simply for China's sports athletes, but for sports athletes all over the world.
As mentioned at the beginning, a total of 405 journalists from 107 countries and regions voted for the best athlete of the year. It is a great honor for Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong to be on the list of the best athletes, after all, this is a recognition from the world, not just a domestic recognition.
To tell the truth, table tennis is not at the forefront of its influence and attention in the world, basketball, football, tennis and other sports are more concerned, and the candidates for the best athletes are also more likely to be born from these sports with a wider audience, and this can highlight the personal influence of Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong on the list of the best athletes in 2023.
Looking back on 2023, whether it is Sun Yingsha or Fan Zhendong, both of them have achieved outstanding results, especially Sun Yingsha, whose personal year-end world ranking points are far ahead of the second place in the world by nearly double that of the world.
Of course, Fan Zhendong is not far behind, from the World Table Tennis Championships men's singles champion to the WTT Grand Slam men's singles champion, Fan Zhendong's personal achievements are not lost to any men's table tennis player, and when he won the year-end world No. 1, he also created an honor that demonstrated his enduring strength, and sat firmly at the end of the year world No. 1 for four consecutive years.
The influence of Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong in the field of table tennis can be seen by sports practitioners all over the world, and this may also be the fact that 405 journalists from 107 countries and regions can vote for Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong to be on the list of the best athletes of the year.