CCTV names swimmers 'best athletes' of 2012  

孙杨“卫冕”体坛风云人物最佳男运动员奖

2012年“CCTV中国体坛风云人物”颁奖盛典19日晚间在北京举行，伦敦奥运会上独得两枚金牌的孙杨成功“卫冕”最佳男运动员奖，而中国游泳队包揽四项大奖成最大赢家。

Beijing (CNS) – Chinese star swimmer Sun Yang won the Best Male Athlete Award at the 2012 CCTV (China Central Television) Sports Personality Awarding Ceremony on Saturday.

Sun, 21, claimed two gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the 2012 London Olympics. He is the first Chinese male swimmer to set a new world record and win Olympic gold.

China's national swim team was the biggest winner at the ceremony, taking Best Team, Best Coach and Best Female Athlete, which went to Ye Shiwen, who also broke records and won gold in London.

Former NBA star Yao Ming was given the Judging Committee's Special Award for his outstanding contribution to Chinese sports.