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Culture It s official. Malaysia s Nicol David has been named the greatest athlete of all time. According to an online poll run by The International World Games Association (IWGA), the legendary squash player ran away with the title after scoring 318,943 votes – beating out runners-up Irish tug-of-war athlete James Kehoe and and Ukrainian powerlifter Larysa Solovlova in second and third respectively. Nicol David is an inspirational athlete, and a fine role model for younger athletes. The race was incredible, and it was good to see how athletes got support not only from their own sport, but also from their country and the highest sports authorities there, said IWGA President José Perurena. Sports really unite people in a special way. This vote was a celebration of that.”

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