Sports stars — celebrated in statues

Published : Mar 30, 2017 17:24 IST

Eight Grand Slam winner Fred Perry has a statue in London. During the Wimbledon, tourists across the globe, visit the arena to see the iconic statue.

'The Chinese Wall' of Indian football, Gostha Pal, has a statue in the Kolkata maidan. It is now an iconic landmark in the city.

A statue of the five time Ballon d'Or award winner Lionel Messi was unveiled in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2016.

Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark celebration has been immortalised in the form of a statue in the CR7 museum in Funchal, Portugal.

In Mumbai, a wax statue was installed in 2009 to honour Sachin Tendulkar's contribution to cricket.

The legendary Brazilian footballer, Pele speaks after unveiling his statue during an interactive session with the students in Kolkata in October 2015.

Tributes were presented at the statue of famous commentator and former Australian cricketer Richie Benaud after he passed away at the age of 84 in April 2015.

Named after the tennis legend, the Australian Open arena has a statue of Rod Laver. It is one of the major tourist attractions in Melbourne.

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Eight Grand Slam winner Fred Perry has a statue in London. During the Wimbledon, tourists across the globe, visit the arena to see the iconic statue.
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