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(Xinhua) 14:33, December 29, 2023

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023, in chronological order:

This file photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows team members of Manchester City celebrating with the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan at Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Türkiye. (Xinhua)

This file photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows team members of Manchester City celebrating with the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan at Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Türkiye. (Xinhua)

This file photo taken on June 3, 2023 shows Manchester City players celebrating after winning the FA Cup Final match between Manchester City and Manchester United in London, Britain. (Xinhua)

- Manchester City won its maiden UEFA Champions League title following a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in Istanbul on June 10.

Having already won the English Premier League and the FA Cup, City thus completed a treble, before adding the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup to a trophy-laden 2023.

This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows Nikola Jokic (front L) of Denver Nuggets holding the NBA Finals MVP Award trophy after Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals against Miami Heat in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows Nikola Jokic (front L) of Denver Nuggets holding the NBA Finals MVP Award trophy after Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals against Miami Heat in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows members of team Denver Nuggets celebrating during the awarding ceremony after defeating Miami Heat to win the NBA finals in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

- On June 12, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the 2022-23 NBA Finals to win the best-of-seven series 4-1, clinching their first ever championship.

Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP).

This file photo taken on Oct. 23, 2023 shows Qin Haiyang (R) of China and Kaylee McKeown of Australia posing for photos after winning the Best Swimmers of the Year 2023 award during the World Aquatics Gala in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

This file photo taken on July 30, 2023 shows Qin Haiyang of China posing with his medals after the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

This file photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows Qin Haiyang of China celebrating after the men's 200m breaststroke final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

- At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan running from July 14 to 30, China's Qin Haiyang became the first swimmer in history to win all three breaststroke events at a single edition of the championships, while Australian Kaylee McKeown also emerged victorious in three different events in the women's backstroke.

Qin and McKeown were honored as the Best Male and Female Swimmer of 2023 by World Aquatics in October.

This file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows team Spain celebrating during the awarding ceremony of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

This file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows players of Spain celebrating after winning the Final between Spain and England at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

This file photo taken on July 20, 2023 shows the opening match between New Zealand and Norway at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)