Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (C) lifts the UEFA Nations League trophy following France's 2-1 victory over Spain in the final at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, October 10, 2021. /CFP

Argentina's Lionel Messi (L) greets Uruguay's Luis Suarez before the start of the South American qualification match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 10, 2021. /CFP

A staff member conducts maintenance on the rink during the Speed Skating China Open, part of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games test event, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, October 9, 2021. /CFP

Switzerland's Michelle Andres (L) and Lena Mettraux acknowledge the crowd after their women's Madison race at Track Cycling European Championships at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland, October 9, 2021. /CFP

Wang Zhiyi of China reaches out to return a shot in the women's singles match with Rachel Chan (not pictured) of Canada during the opening day of the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournament in Aarhus, Denmark, October 9, 2021. /CFP

Competitors trek along a sand dune during the 35th edition of the Marathon des Sables, a 250-kilometer journey through a formidable landscape in the southern Moroccan Sahara Desert, October 8, 2021. /CFP

Ada Hegerberg (R) of Lyon, the inaugural women's Ballon d'Or winner in 2018, cries after ending her 20-month injury absence to return the team during their Women's Champions League match in Gothenburg, Sweden, October 5, 2021. /CFP

Spanish basketball legend Pau Gasol, aged 41, at his retirement presser as he ends his athletic career of 22 years, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain, October 5, 2021. /CFP

An aerial view of the riders at the Yellow River Style Belt International Road Bicycle Race in Binzhou, east China's Shandong Province, China, October 5, 2021. /CFP