KUALA LUMPUR: Eight-time world champion Nicol David has been ceremoniously crowned the World Games’ Greatest Athlete of All Time.

In an online poll voting, the 37-year-old was by far the popular choice as she tallied a whopping 318,943 votes to take home the award.

In a distant second was Ireland’s tug-of-war athlete, James Kehoe, who had 113,120 votes; while Ukraine’s powerlifter Larysa Solovlova came third with 80,790 votes.