KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 – Datuk Nicol David – Malaysia’s eight-time world champion has done the country proud again when she was named as the ”Greatest Athlete of All Time” (GOAT) by the World Games, an international sporting association.
The 37-year-old Penangite, who quit the sport in 2019, needs no introduction in the world of sports having won eight world titles between 2005-2014 and was the world No 1 for nine long years.
Apart from that Nicol also won two Commonwealth golds and seven Asian Games titles during her illustrious career.
Nicol, described as a true ambassador of the sport, was a runaway winner with massive 318, 943 votes conducted by the International World Games Association (WA) from Jan 8-Feb 1.
Irish tug of war legend James Kehoe was a distant second with 113, 120 votes. Ukraine’s powerlifter Larysa Soloviova finished third on 80,790.
The squash queen kept the Malaysian flag flying high in the sport during her playing days. Her winning the award is a fitting reward as was the only Asian nominated for the award which is something she can be proud of.
The poll featured 24 athletes from around the world.
World Squash Federation (WSF) president Zena Woolridge described the Malaysian, who is currently based in Colombia, as the true ambassador of squash.
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