If a picture tells 1,000 words, then WCSN is about to review October 2009 in over 10,000 of them. Each month we will present a recap of the massive moments and memorable individuals from the month just past in photo format. With the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Nathan Outteridge’s Sailor of the Year nomination and the announcement of Rio de Janeiro as the 2016 Olympics’ host all taking place in August, there is plenty of photos worth reliving. So sit back, get comfortable and relax as we present our Top 10 images for the month of October 2009.

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10) New Zealand Silverferns – Champions of the new World Netball Series defeating Jamaica in the Final - Manchester, England

9) Sammy Wanjiru - His time in the Chicago Marathon was the fastest ever run on American soil & the new course record pocketed him US$100,000 - Chicago, USA

8) Therese Alshammar - The 32 year-old Swede conquered two World Records during the first leg of the FINA World Cup - Durban, South Africa

7) Prashanth Sellathurai – The 23 year-old Australian secures an impressive bronze medal at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in the pommel horse event - London, England

6) Italian Women’s Volleyball Team – With a truly amazing performance against the Netherlands, Italy defended the gold medal it won two years ago at the European Championships - Amsterdam, Netherlands

5) 2010 Olympic Torch Relay - Members of Canada’s Rowing Team pass the Olympic Flame which will be travelling across Canada on the longest torch relay within a single country in Olympic history with nearly 200 communities across Canada and 12,000 torchbearers participating - Saanich, Canada

4) Mikhail Koudinov - The New Zealander competed in the parallel bars at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships - London, England

3) Nathan Outteridge – The 23 year-old Australian was nominated as one of only five men in line to win the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award for 2009 - Busan, Korea

2) Rio de Janeiro 2016 - Elation from those involved (including Soccer great Pele) with the city’s bid to host the Olympics - Copenhagen, Denmark

1) Lauren Mitchell – The 18 year-old Australian secures two Artistic Gymnastics World Championship silver medals, in the floor and beam events - London, England