Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers who both pitches and bats as a designated hitter. That two-way role, almost unheard of in the modern professional game, has made him one of the sport's biggest draws. He played in Japan for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters before moving to Major League Baseball.
Aaron Judge is an American baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees. He holds the American League record for home runs in a single season, with sixty-two, and has been named the league's Most Valuable Player more than once. At six feet seven he is among the largest position players in the game.
Anthony Edwards is an American professional basketball player and a shooting guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nicknamed Ant, he played a season at Georgia before Minnesota took him first overall in the 2020 draft, and has since become a repeat All-Star.
Caitlin Clark plays professional basketball in the WNBA, for the Indiana Fever. At the University of Iowa she was twice named national college player of the year and finished as the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I. Known for her long-range shooting and passing, she is credited with drawing a wave of new attention to women's basketball, and has been named a WNBA All-Star three times.
Coco Gauff is an American professional tennis player who has reached world number two in singles and number one in doubles. She has won Grand Slam singles titles at the US Open and the French Open, along with the season-ending WTA Finals. She is also an accomplished doubles player, with a French Open title among her wins.
Conor McGregor is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion. He was the first fighter to hold titles in two UFC weight classes at the same time, having achieved the same feat earlier in Cage Warriors. He turned professional in 2008.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team. Known as CR7, he has won five Ballon d'Or awards among a long list of individual honours, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.