The world’s most written about athlete

Neeraj Chopra had an amazing year on the field in 2022, becoming the first Indian athlete to win the Diamond League title. Apart from this, Chopra also ended India’s 19-year wait for a World Athletics Championships medal by taking home the silver medal in Oregon. However, the star Indian athlete has achieved another feat which proves that he has become a global superstar. Neeraj Chopra displaced world’s fastest man Usain Bolt to become the most written about athlete in the world. According to World Athletics, Chorpa, who had a terrific year in 2022, leads the global interest charts with 812 articles. Bolt, who still holds the record for fastest time in men’s 100m and 200m sprint despite retiring from the sport in 2017, was mentioned in 574 articles.