Yearender: Top 10 Chinese athletes in 2018 (10)

10. Xiao Ruoteng (male, gymnastics)

Xiao, 22, won gold medals in pommel horse and the team event at the 2018 Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, Qatar. He also finished as runner-up on tiebreak from all-around in the tournament. At the Jakarta Asian Games, Xiao bagged one gold from the team event, one silver from parallel bars and two bronze from all-around and the horizontal bar.

Photo taken on Oct. 31, 2018 shows Xiao Ruoteng posing with the medal after he finished as runner-up of men's all-around at the 2018 Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Xiao Ruoteng (male, 22) won gold medals in pommel horse and the team event at the 2018 Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, Qatar. He also finished as runner-up on tiebreak from all-around in the tournament. At the Jakarta Asian Games, Xiao bagged one gold from the team event, one silver from parallel bars and two bronze from all-around and the horizontal bar. (Xinhua/Nikku)