Carter greater than Bolt and everyone...
New Zealand’s World Cup-winning fly-half Dan Carter has been elected
the BBC’s Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for 2015, the
broadcaster announced on Saturday.
The 33-year-old, who recently joined French club Racing 92, was
crowned World Rugby Player of the Year for the third time after
inspiring the All Blacks to retain the World Cup in England in October.
In a public vote, he beat Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt, Serbian
tennis star Novak Djokovic, American swimmer Katie Ledecky, world number
one golfer Jordan Spieth and tennis great Serena Williams to the BBC
award.
“I’m thrilled to have been voted BBC Overseas Sports Personality of
the Year by the UK public,” Carter said. “It’s been an incredible year
for me on British soil and the support has been phenomenal. It was an
incredibly competitive shortlist and I’m honoured to have been
recognised alongside these great sportsmen and women from around the
world.”-(AFP)
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