LeBron James the Associated Press has already acclaimed him in the prestigious Man of the Year award. Cristiano Ronaldo he swept it all with Real Madrid and Portugal, and took home the Ballon d'Or. Andy Murray he overturned all the tennis rankings, ousting Djokovic from the ATP number 1 and winning two Grand Slams out of four in the last calendar year. Usain Bolt needs no introduction: this year too, as in 2008 and 2012, he achieved a hat-trick of gold medals at the Olympics.
Without forgetting other great champions, such as for example Michael Phelps who added 5 more golds to his legendary career in Rio, o Nico Rosberg and Marc Marquez who have triumphed in motor racing, the four of them are undoubtedly the symbolic athletes of 2016. Deciding who is number 1 is not easy, but you are the one to do it, by voting for the poll on the FIRSTonline Twitter page within the next seven days, reaching it from the link or even casting your vote directly below:
YEAR-END POLL: Who do you think was the symbol of 2016? #Lebron James #AndyMurray #CR7 #UsainBolt
— FIRSTonline (@FIRSTonlineTwit) 28 December 2016
