WARSAW, Dec 26
(Hina) - Spaniard Rafael Nadal, a tennis player
currently ranked No. 1 in the world, has been named the best European
athlete in 2010, and is followed by German Formula One racing driver
Sebastian Vettel and Croatian female high-jumper Blanka Vlasic, in a
traditional election conducted by 25 European news agencies, including
Croatia's Hina.
Nadal mustered 179 points, Vettel came second with 155 points and Vlasic gained 114 points.
This is the second time for the Spanish tennis player to be voted the European athlete of the year in the election co-ordinated by the Polish news agency (PAP). He was given this title also in 2008.