Wang Haibin, head coach of Chinese men's foil team, wins the Best Coach of the year award during the 2011 CCTV Sports Personality Awarding Ceremony in Beijing, Jan 15, 2012.(Xinhua Photo)

"I'm now in Melbourne, preparing for the Australia Open to be open here on January 16. I'm happy that I'm almost 30, but I'm still hungry for winning and still focusing on tennis," Li Na said through a VCR showed on the ceremony.

The 20-year-old Sun snatched the Best Male Athlete as he swept the men's 800 and 1,500 meters freestyle gold medals at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai in July. Sun clocked 14 minutes 34.14 seconds in 1,500m to break the world record of 14:34:56 set by Australian Grant Hackett 10 years ago.

Sun, who is training in Gold Coast in Australia, said through telephone: "I'm honored to have this award because the other four candidates also performed very well. Though I'm in Australia, my parents take the award for me at the ceremony. The award will boost my confidence and winning desire in 2012. To be honest, my new year wish is to win at the London Olympic Games."