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	4593	▲ +15
2	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	Russia	2337	▲ +10
3	France	France	France	France	France	1934	▲ +7
4	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	1830	▲ +8
5	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	1195	–
6	Brazil	Brazil	Georgia	Georgia	Georgia	1149	▲ +17
7	Georgia	Georgia	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	1059	▲ +4
8	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	873	▲ +2
9	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	Cuba	592	▲ +5
10	Mongolia	Mongolia	Mongolia	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	519	▲ +7
11	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	Mongolia	Mongolia	504	▲ +1
12	United States	United States	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	464	▲ +8
13	Great Britain	Azerbaijan	United States	United States	United States	405	▲ +6
14	Azerbaijan	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	Great Britain	366	–
15	Poland	Poland	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	365	▲ +6
16	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	Poland	Poland	Poland	343	–
17	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	Hungary	324	–
18	Italy	Canada	Canada	Canada	Canada	323	–
19	Belgium	Italy	Italy	Italy	Italy	320	▲ +4
20	Canada	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium	309	–
21	Iran	Iran	Spain	Spain	Spain	204	–
22	Egypt	Egypt	Iran	Iran	Iran	197	–
23	Austria	Austria	Egypt	Egypt	Egypt	196	–
24	Algeria	Spain	Austria	Austria	Austria	194	–
25	Ukraine	Algeria	Algeria	Algeria	Algeria	183	–
26	Spain	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	Ukraine	181	–
27	Israel	Israel	Israel	Israel	Israel	173	▲ +1
28	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Czech Republic	162	▲ +2
29	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	Tunisia	132	–
30	Argentina	Turkey	Turkey	Turkey	Tajikistan	124	▲ +12
31	Turkey	Argentina	Greece	Greece	Turkey	123	▲ +2
32	Belarus	Belarus	Argentina	Argentina	Greece	116	–
33	Greece	Greece	Belarus	Tajikistan	Argentina	115	–
34	China	China	Switzerland	Belarus	Belarus	110	–
35	Romania	Switzerland	China	Switzerland	China	109	▲ +5
36	North Korea	Romania	Romania	China	Switzerland	106	–
37	Switzerland	North Korea	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	101	▲ +2
38	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	North Korea	Romania	Romania	99	▲ +1
39	Portugal	Portugal	Tajikistan	North Korea	North Korea	95	–
40	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Portugal	Portugal	Portugal	76	–
41	Estonia	Estonia	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	75	–
42	Tajikistan	Tajikistan	Estonia	Estonia	Estonia	73	–
43	Senegal	Senegal	Moldova	Moldova	Moldova	67	–
44	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Senegal	Senegal	Senegal	60	–
45	Venezuela	Moldova	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	56	–
46	Moldova	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	Venezuela	55	–
47	Mexico	Mexico	Serbia	Serbia	United Arab Emirates	51	▲ +8
48	Nigeria	Serbia	Mexico	Mexico	Serbia	49	▲ +3
49	Morocco	Nigeria	Dominican Republic	United Arab Emirates	Dominican Republic	44	▲ +3
50	Serbia	Dominican Republic	Kyrgyzstan	Dominican Republic	Mexico	44	–

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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

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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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