Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	2258	▼ -228
2	France	France	France	France	France	1061	▼ -85
3	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	Georgia	Georgia	592	▼ -27
4	Georgia	Georgia	Georgia	South Korea	South Korea	527	▼ -46
5	Russia	Russia	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	490	▼ -44
6	Brazil	Brazil	Russia	Russia	Russia	420	▼ -63
7	Mongolia	Mongolia	Mongolia	Mongolia	Mongolia	333	▼ -40
8	Netherlands	Cuba	Netherlands	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	271	▼ -17
9	Cuba	Netherlands	Uzbekistan	Azerbaijan	Netherlands	252	▼ -25
10	Germany	Uzbekistan	Azerbaijan	Netherlands	Azerbaijan	237	▼ -43
11	Kazakhstan	Germany	Cuba	Cuba	Canada	224	▼ -6
12	Uzbekistan	Azerbaijan	Canada	Canada	Cuba	214	▼ -19
13	Azerbaijan	Canada	Germany	Italy	Kosovo	205	▼ -20
14	Kosovo	Kosovo	Israel	Kosovo	Italy	204	▼ -21
15	China	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Israel	Germany	197	▼ -10
16	Canada	Israel	Kosovo	Germany	Israel	197	▼ -14
17	Israel	China	Italy	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	169	▼ -33
18	Slovenia	Slovenia	Slovenia	China	China	132	▼ -15
19	United States	Italy	China	Slovenia	Spain	126	–
20	Italy	Belgium	Belgium	Spain	Slovenia	109	▼ -32
21	Belgium	United States	Spain	Belgium	Belgium	99	▼ -16
22	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Portugal	Tajikistan	90	▲ +9
23	Czech Republic	Spain	United States	Ukraine	Ukraine	90	▼ -4
24	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	United States	Portugal	89	▼ -6
25	Spain	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Tajikistan	Croatia	79	▲ +1
26	Colombia	Colombia	Great Britain	Croatia	Great Britain	61	▼ -8
27	Great Britain	Great Britain	Croatia	Czech Republic	Chinese Taipei	57	▲ +1
28	Hungary	Argentina	Austria	Great Britain	Czech Republic	57	▼ -20
29	Argentina	Poland	Poland	Austria	Serbia	57	–
30	Poland	Hungary	Tajikistan	Serbia	Hungary	55	▲ +1
31	Austria	Austria	Argentina	Chinese Taipei	Austria	53	▼ -9
32	North Korea	Algeria	Colombia	Hungary	Turkey	50	▼ -3
33	Algeria	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Turkey	United Arab Emirates	47	▲ +4
34	Chinese Taipei	Croatia	Turkey	Colombia	Moldova	40	–
35	Tunisia	Tunisia	Algeria	Poland	Dominican Republic	37	▲ +5
36	Romania	Serbia	Serbia	United Arab Emirates	North Korea	36	▲ +8
37	Croatia	Tajikistan	Hungary	Argentina	United States	36	▼ -46
38	Egypt	Turkey	Tunisia	Moldova	Colombia	35	▼ -14
39	Turkey	Egypt	Egypt	Sweden	Sweden	33	▼ -4
40	Serbia	North Korea	Moldova	Mexico	Mexico	32	▼ -1
41	Tajikistan	Romania	Mexico	Dominican Republic	Poland	31	▼ -15
42	Ecuador	Ecuador	Sweden	Iran	Ecuador	26	▲ +1
43	Iran	United Arab Emirates	Ecuador	North Korea	Iran	26	▼ -3
44	United Arab Emirates	Iran	United Arab Emirates	Ecuador	Kyrgyzstan	26	▲ +2
45	Greece	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	Egypt	Venezuela	24	▲ +2
46	Sweden	Moldova	Romania	Kyrgyzstan	Chile	22	▲ +3
47	Kyrgyzstan	Sweden	Iran	Morocco	Egypt	22	▼ -2
48	Dominican Republic	Mexico	North Korea	Tunisia	Morocco	22	–
49	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Venezuela	Kyrgyzstan	Venezuela	Puerto Rico	22	▲ +1
50	Mexico	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Morocco	Puerto Rico	Switzerland	22	▲ +2

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PaddleWorldwide.com/ | 14.09.2026

The curtain came down on the 2026 Canoe Slalom World Cup Series with an action-packed four days of racing in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain.

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India cruise to record-extending eighth Women's Asia Cup title

ICC-cricket.com | 13.09.2026

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana powered India to 183/5 before their spinners dismantled Sri Lanka for a comprehensive victory in the Final.

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Alexander Zverev defeats Ben Shelton to win 2026 US Open

USopen.org | 13.09.2026

Alexander Zverev captured his second Grand Slam title—and second major of the year—by defeating American Ben Shelton in the 2026 US Open men's singles final, 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2, on Sunday.

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