Yearender: Top 10 Chinese athletes of 2017
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6. Ding Ning (Table Tennis)

Ding won the women's singles and doubles at the 2017 World Championships in Dusseldorf of Germany. The 27-year-old paddler became the third Chinese female player to win a hat trick of world singles title following Deng Yaping and Wang Nan. After sweeping all tournaments she's involved since 2016, the world No 1 seed added her first National Games title to her trophy list in Tianjin.