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Sportpersons of World

The following table enlists the popular sportsperson (of the World) −

Name	Sports	Country
Cristiano Ronaldo	Soccer	Portugal
Lionel Messi	Soccer	Argentina
LeBron James	Basketball	USA
Roger Federer	Tennis	Switzerland
Kevin Durant	Basketball	USA
Novak Djokovic	Tennis	Serbia
Cam Newton	American football	USA
Phil Mickelson	Golf	USA
Jordan Spieth	Golf	USA
Kobe Bean Bryant	Basketball	USA
Lewis Hamilton	Formula One racing	United Kingdom
Tiger Woods	Golf	USA
Rafael Nadal	Tennis	Spain
Manny Pacquiao	Boxer	Philippines
Serena Williams	Tennis	USA
Maria Sharapova	Tennis	Russian
Caroline Wozniacki	Tennis	Denmark
Danica Sue Patrick	Car racing	USA
Stacy Lewis	Golf	USA
Usain Bolt	Runner (100 m)	Jamaica
Florence Griffith-Joyner	Runner (100 m)	USA

The following table enlists the greast sportsmen (of India) −

Name	Sports	Country
Sachin Tendulkar	Cricket	Maharashtra
Dhyan Chand	Hockey	Uttar Pradesh
Abhinav Bindra	Shooting	Uttarakhand
Milkha Singh	Runner	Chandigarh
Kapil Dev	Cricket	Chandigarh
Sushil Kumar	Freestyle Wrestler	Delhi
Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Cricket	Jharkhand
Viswanathan Anand	Chess	Tamil Nadu
Leander Paes	Tennis	West Bengal
Prakash Padukone	Badminton	Karnataka
Geet Sethi	Billiards & Snooker	Delhi
Mahesh Bhupathi	Tennis	Tamil Nadu
Pankaj Advani	Billiards & Snooker	Maharashtra
Vikas Gowda	Discus throw	Karnataka
Saurav Ghosal	Squash	West Bengal
Dhanraj Pillay	Hockey	Maharashtra
Jeev Milkha Singh	Golf	Chandigarh
Balbir Singh Sr.	Hockey	Punjab
Sunil Gavaskar	Cricket	Maharashtra

The following table enlists the greast sportswomen (of India) −

Name	Sports	Country
Deepika Kumari	Archery	Jharkhand
PT Usha	Runner	Kerala
Anjum Chopra	Cricket	New Delhi
Anju Bobby George	Athletics	Kerala
Dipika Pallikal	Squash	Tamil Nadu
Karnam Malleswari	Weightlifting	Andhra Pradesh
Mithali Raj (Lady Sachin)	Cricket	Rajasthan
Sania Mirza	Tennis	Maharashtra
Saina Nehwal	Badminton	Haryana
MC Mary Kom	Boxing	Manipur

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