[UPDATE] Congratulations, Datuk Nicol David!
The eight-time world champion, Nicol Ann David has been crowned the World Games' Greatest Athlete of All Time award.
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The 37-year-old squash legend was by far the popular choice as she tallied a whopping 318,943 votes, beating runner-up, Ireland's tug-of-war athlete, James Kehoe with 113,120 votes.
What an achievement! We are so proud of you!
Photo via The Sun Daily
According to Stadium Astro, the Malaysian squash queen, who called time on her professional career in 2019, is the only Asian among the 24 athletes shortlisted for the honour.
The 37-year-old memorably won three gold medals and one bronze at the World Games, which hosts non-Olympic sports and events such as squash, floorball, lacrosse, sumo, and Muay Thai.
Squash fans, you know what to do đ
â PSA World Tour (@PSAWorldTour) January 8, 2021
Vote for @NicolDavid now as @TheWorldGames Greatest Athlete of All Time âŹď¸https://t.co/I4mEjoIA2C#squash pic.twitter.com/uieyDbHdft
...and Malaysians are going all out to vote for her! So far, Nicol David has 118,689 votes and counting, since the page went live!
The 24 candidates are from all editions of the World Gamesâ 40-year history, and they represent 24 different sports, as nominated by their International Federations.
On January 20th, 10 candidates with the most votes will continue in the race, and the World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time will be crowned on February, 1st. So keep voting for her, Malaysians!
When ppl ask me who is @NicolDavid I tell them she is the @TigerWoods of her sport. Look it up. See what sheâs done. Sheâs the greatest ever. Legendary.
â Timothy J. Rooney (@TimRooney34) January 10, 2021
Congrats Nicol! True inspiration for young generation's đđđđ
â Hema G (@prettyhemz) January 9, 2021
Legend.
â bwgreenleaf (@BWGREENLEAF) January 9, 2021
If you want to vote for Nicol, you can head over to The World Games website and look for Nicol David in the list.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
