Yu Juemin, head coach of Chinese women's volleyball team, receives the Best Team of the year award for the whole team during the 2011 CCTV Sports Personality Awarding Ceremony in Beijing, Jan 15, 2012.(Xinhua Photo)

With their men's doubles title at the worlds, Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng won the Best Pair and chess world champion Hou Yifan retained her title as the Best non-Olympic athlete. Short-track speed-skater Fan Kexin was the winner of the Best Rookie.

Former Winter Olympic champion Yang Yang, now an IOC member and a launcher of Champions Funding for retired athletes in 2011, received the honor of Sports Special Contribution.

The annual CCTV Sports Awards, recognized as the Chinese version of the Laureus World Sports Awards, is taken as the premier honors on the Chinese sporting calendar. The 11 titles came from the votes cast by 120 sports specialists.