Those are amazing objects in their own right, and also rather rare (perhaps because they're so difficult to spot) : there's eight known white dwarfs in the hundred nearest star systems to our sun.

Indians already hold four of the top eight slots on the Forbes billionaire list, while Mexico's Carlos Slim has surpassed bill Gates to claim the No. 2 spot.

Wolf, the world-record holder, and Wang came in expecting to battle for the top spot on the podium, having swept all eight 500 races during the World Cup season.