With impressive performances in 2010, young athletes such as football player Thomas Muller; German Formula One racing driver Sebastian Vettel, the talented Chinese weightlifter Wu Jingbiao and American basketball player John Wall are expected to continue creating great achievements next year. Besides these stars, there are many other talented young athletes who draw most attention of audiences in the year of 2010 including Hu Yadan, Christophe Lemaitre, Deng Wei, Blake Griffin and so on. All these well-known athletes are considered as the most promising sportsmen in 2011. Let’s have a look at them and discover the achievements that they have gained in sports through some photos as follows:
Thomas Muller (Germany, Soccer)
The 21-year-old football player, Thomas Muller was named as the Best Young Player in World Cup 2010. He also won the Golden Boot with five goals and three assists.
Hu Yadan (China, Diving)
Hu Yadan is a Chinese 14-year-old girl who has become the winner of Women\'s 10m platform in World Cup 2010.
Wu Jingbiao (China, Weightlifting)
The 21-year-old talented Chinese weightlifter, Wu Jingbiao, snatched and grabbed a gold medal of the men\'s 56kg class at the world championship in Turkey
Liang Wenhao (China, Short track speeding skating)
The 17-year-old skater Liang Wenhao of China beat Olympic champion Charles Hamelin of Canada to crown the men\'s 500m short track speed skating world champion
John Wall (United States, Basketball)
The 20-year-old basketball player, John Wall made people surprised by averaging 16.7 points, 2.3 steals and 8.9 assists in the Washington Wizards.
Sebastian Vettel (Germany, F1)
Sebastian Vettel, German Formula One racing driver, is the youngest World Champion in Formula One at present. The 23-year-old sportsman also helped his team win the team champion in 2010.
Christophe Lemaitre (France, Athletics)
Christophe Lemaitre, born in 1990, is a French athlete who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. The 20-year-old created an impressive time 9.98 seconds at the 2010 European Championships.
Deng Wei (China, Weightlifting)
Deng Wei, the 17-year-old weightlifter from China, won the girls\' 58kg category and set a new junior world record at the inaugural Youth Olympics. She also won the World Under-17 Weightlifting Championships in 2009
Guo Ailun (China, Basketball)
Averaging 22.4 points per game, Guo Ailun, the 17-year-old professional basketball player led China to the seventh place at the FIBA U-17 world youth championships
Blake Griffin (United States, Basketball)
Blake Griffin has come back after missing the 2009-10 season because of knee injury. The 21-year-old 2009 NBA No. 1 draft pick is leading all the 2010-11’s rookies in scoring and rebounding.
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