CONGRATULATIONS to Malaysian squash queen Datuk Nicol David for being crowned World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time!
The 37-year-old Penangite claimed the honour after obtaining
the most number of votes -- a massive 318,945 votes, in the final round of 10
athletes after the world-wide poll closed at 9pm Malaysian time.
Altogether, 23 past and present athletes representing
various sports from all editions of the World Games' 40-year history were
selected for the worldwide poll. The other sport personalities include James
Kehoe of Ireland who notched 113,120 votes while powerlifter Larysa Soloviova
of Ukraine who garnered 80,790 votes. All in all, 1,204,637 votes were cast
during the poll.
Nicol was the only Asian athlete who was shortlisted for the
award,
THE BRANDLAUREATE AWARDS
Nicol was also accorded the title “The World's Greatest
Female Squash Player of All Time” by The BrandLaureate Book of World Records. The
award ceremony and gala dinner was held during the SMEs BestBrands Awards
(2018-2019).at Hotel Majestic Kuala Lumpur on March 27, 2019.
During an interview, Nicol said: “It is such a thrill to win
The BrandLaureate Award and I am so excited to be part of this amazing event.” She
admitted that her success came with a lot of hard work and sacrifices as she
often pushed against her limit.
She thanked DrKKJohan for being an amazing ambassador to
aspire more brands to come true, and to bring Malaysian sports personalities to
a higher level.
QUEEN OF SQUASH
A talented squash player, Nicol’s profound skills and
experiences has brought her to become one of the most notable sports icons in
the world. Also known as the Queen of Squash, Nicol held the World’s No.1 spot
for a total of 112 months consecutively. and won a total of 81 Professional
Squash Association (PSA) titles from 102 finals.
She spent an unprecedented nine years at the pinnacle of the
women’s squash world rankings between 2006 and 2015, won eight world titles
between 2005 to 2014, as well as 81 professional titles.
Due to her incredible success, Nicol was also inducted into
the World Squash Federation Hall of Fame 2011 and was declared the 12th Legend
of the Sports, before she finally retired in June 2019.
Congratulations Datuk Nicol for your great achievements and
being an inspiration to us all. May you continue to do us proud!
(*Please LIKE and SHARE to congratulate Datuk Nicol David on
her success)
No comments:
Post a Comment