Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka among five athletes featuring in Time’s 100 most influential people list

The much-awaited Time’s 100 most influential people has been finally unveiled on Wednesday. Star gymnasts Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka and decorated sprinter Allyson Felix were the only athletes featuring in the list.

The list honours the 100 most impactful celebrities, athletes, business tycoons, politicians and other well-known personalities around the globe. This year’s list features as many as three Tokyo Olympics medallists in Biles, Lee and Felix. While Biles and Felix featured as “Titans”, Sunisa found herself among the “Pioneers”.

Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka make it in Time’s 100 most influential people list

It has been a tough year for the ace American Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka. Both opened up about their mental health issues in 2021 and were applauded all over the world for their move. Osaka pulled out from several tournaments owing to mental health issues only to return for the Tokyo Olympics where she failed to get past the second round.

Biles revealed her tryst with mental health issues at the Tokyo Games and pulled out of more than three finals. Despite that, she returned with two medals, a silver and bronze. Allyson Felix scripted history at the Tokyo Games as she bagged a record tenth Olympic medal to become the most decorated female track and field athlete in America’s history.

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