The Olympic rings return to Tokyo's waterfront after being towed away in August for maintenance, with officials hoping the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the rescheduled Games, Tokyo, December 1, 2020. /CFP

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas are crowned the 2020 World Athletes of the Year. Duplantis (L) celebrates as he produces the highest-ever outdoor pole vault jump at the Rome Diamond League meeting in Rome, September 17, 2020. Rojas (R) poses for a photo after breaking the world indoor triple jump record with 15.43 meters during the Madrid Meeting Indoor 2020 in Madrid, Spain, February 21, 2020. /CFP

China's wheelchair tennis players have a joyful time during their routine practice in Beijing, December 3, 2020, which also marks the 29th International Day of Persons with Disabilities. /CFP

Team Shanghai's ice hockey players celebrate a goal during the women's final of the National Ice Hockey Championships in Tengchong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, December 6, 2020. /Xinhua

Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie crosses the finish line at the Valencia Half Marathon at 57:32, breaking the world record by 29 seconds in Valencia, Spain, December 6, 2020. /Getty Images

Runners sprint from the start line as the 2020 Guizhou Tour of Leigong Mountain 100km International Marathon kicks off in Kaili City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, December 4, 2020. /CFP

Retired freestyle skier Guo Dandan, figure skater Chen Lu and short track speed skater Sun Linlin attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games' Commemorative Coin Issuing Ceremony at the Water Cube in Beijing, China, December 1, 2020. /CFP

The Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards make a big splash for the NBA offseason as the Rockets trade former NBA MVP and nine-time All-Star Russell Westbrook to the Wizards in exchange for John Wall, the teams announced on December 3, 2020. /CFP

Beijing Guoan's forward A Lan celebrates his goal during the AFC Champions League round of 16 football match against Japan's FC Tokyo, as Beijing make history by taking their place in the last eight of the AFC Champions League for the first time, Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2020. /CFP

Romain Grosjean of France and Haas F1 walks into the paddock with bandages on his burnt hands after his crash at the previous race ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Sakhir in Bahrain, December 3, 2020. /CFP