2021 had been action-packed and a thrilling year for sports. Novak Djokovic had an exceptional year in Tennis while football didn’t go free of magnificence too. Lionel Messi picked up his seventh Ballon d’Or and both he and the Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo made big moves. On the other side in Formula 1, Max Verstappen could finally defeat Lewis Hamilton in the world championship.
Now, let us explore what more 2022 could have in store.
Who Could be Sport’s Brightest Stars in 2022?
Lionel Messi
The Argentine great won his seventh Ballon d’Or after lifting the Copa America cup for his national side. The 34-year old star, even though in the final years of his career, is performing at his best. He might face difficult competition from Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland, Karim Benzema and Neymar.
Steph Curry
Giannis Antetokounmpo was the brightest in 2021, helping Milwaukee Bucks lift their second NBA ring. And now, Steph Curry is looking forward to responding and even at 33, he’s quite excited to repeat his past successes.
Lewis Hamilton
Verstappen’s F1 win wasn’t controversy-free and the Brit will desire to rule again. The Dutchman made it clear that Mercedes isn’t untouchable at the top, but Hamilton will be back in full form in 2022.
MotoGP
It will be hard to predict anything for MotoGP. Fabio Quartararo, the defending winner will need to face difficult competition from Marc Marquez, Pecco Bagnaia and Joan Mir.
Novak Djokovic
Despite losing the US Open final, the previous year has been splendid for the Serbian star. He will be looking forward to sticking onto that, however, he can get a difficult competition from Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev.
Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic
The cycling best in 2021 was Tadej Pogacar and his strongest rival is his countrymen Primoz Roglic. Interestingly, Egan Bernal can merge out to be their greatest challenger.
Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa
Golf enthusiasts will be excited as they could see Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa going head to head for the upcoming 12 months. The 24-year old dynamite has already won two majors.
Handball
Speculations around the best names in handball are never far from controversial. Denmark’s big star Mikkel Hansen is there alongside other prominent challengers Mathias Gidsel, Alex Dujshebaev and Ludovic Fabregas.
Caeleb Dressel
Caeleb Dressel had been the swimming star for last year and also a phenomenon in the Tokyo Olympics. Germany has a prominent name: Florian Wellbrock looking to do big things including Robert Finke and Evgeny Rylob with massive hopes too.
Lamont Marcell
After Usain Bolt, nobody could rule the 100 metres like him. Lamont Marcell Jacobs might be looking forward to creating his Olympics Games success. Another big name is Christian Coleman’s!
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