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THE SHAPE OF SUCCESS

Athletes glide, dive, soar and swoop to spectacular effect in our look back at some of 2019's best sports pictures

China Daily | Updated: 2019-12-21 00:00

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Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster pulls off an impressive fingertip save during his side's 0-0 English Premier League draw with Sheffield United at Vicarage Road in Watford on Oct 5. REUTERS

Artistic swimmers Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe compete in the women's duet free competition at the 18th FINA World Championships at Yeomju Gymnasium, Gwangju in South Korea on July 16, with the photographer also managing to capture the British duo's reflections in the water. REUTERS

A 'recortador'－a non-lethal variety of bullfighter－leaps over a charging bull during the annual San Fermin festival in Pamplona in northern Spain on July 13. REUTERS

American 15-year-old Coco Gauff jumps for joy after defeating Slovenia's Polona Hercog in the third round of Wimbledon on July 5. The teenager, who became the youngest player to qualify for the main draw of the London Grand Slam, beat her 28-year-old opponent 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 to advance to the fourth round, where she was beaten by former world No 1 Simon Halep of Romania. REUTERS

Russia's Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov in action during an exhibition gala at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating at Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow on Nov 17. REUTERS

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis descends after clearing the bar at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, on Oct 1. REUTERS

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