Cristiano Ronaldo is the most charitable athlete, according to a survey

Cristiano Ronaldo

In a recent survey, conducted by the website DoSomething.org, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was revealed as the most charitable athlete. The 30-year-old Portuguese forward has contributed to many causes, that include donating a whopping sum of $83000 to a 10-year-old fan for his brain surgery and also granted a sum of $165000 to a cancer center in his country that provided treatment to his mother.

WWE Superstar John Cena is number 2 on the list. Joining Cena from the WWE is Roman Reigns, who is at the 13th position. Ronda Rousey, who recently won the UFC bantamweight title, is also in the list at the 14th position..

Other sporting celebrities include tennis champion Serena Williams(3), Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi. One of Serena’s rivals Maria Sharapova also makes it to the list at the 8th spot.

Here’s the complete list:

No. Name of the Athlete
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. John Cena
3. Serena Williams
4. Yuna Kim
5. Neymar.Jr
6. LeBron James
7. Heather O’Reilly
8. Maria Sharapova
9. Mo’ne Davis
10. Richard Sherman
11. Meryl Davis and Charlie White
12. Dan Carter
13. Roman Reigns
14. Ronda Rousey
15. Lindsay Vonn
16. Tom Daley
17. Bethany Hamilton
18. Saina Nehwal
19. Paul Rabil
20. Shahid Afridi

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