Yearender: Top 10 world athletes in 2018

Source: Xinhua| 2018-12-28 11:30:05|Editor: ZD
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3. Simone Biles (United States)

At the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, the 21-year-old Biles bagged four gold medals at the team event, all-round, pommel horse and floor exercise, becoming the gymnast with the most world gold medals of any gender with 14. She also won a silver in uneven bars and a bronze in balance beam to become the first gymnast since 1987 to win a world medal in every event.

TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES 2018

File photo taken on Nov. 2, 2018 shows Simone Biles of the United States poses during the medal ceremony of women's vault final at the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, capital of Qatar. At the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, the 21-year-old Biles bagged four gold medals at the team event, all-round, pommel horse and floor exercise, becoming the gymnast with the most world gold medals of any gender with 14. She also won a silver in uneven bars and a bronze in balance beam to become the first gymnast since 1987 to win a world medal in every event. (Xinhua/Nikku)

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