Zenit footballer Artem Dzyuba became the most mentioned Russian athlete in 2021
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Zenit striker Artem Dzyuba became the most mentioned Russian athlete in the media in 2021. This was reported by Medialogia.
The player's surname appears in 105,834 messages. The second place in the ranking was taken by the mixed style fighter (MMA) Khabib Nurmagomedov. He was mentioned 63,807 times. The third place is occupied by tennis player Daniil Medvedev (62,261).
The most mentioned athlete is Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. The figure skater is in 13th position in the overall ranking with 35,233 mentions. In total, there are 30 athletes on the list. Another figure skater, Alena Kostornaya (24 054), closes it.
Dziuba won the Russian championship with Zenit for the third time in a row in 2021, played with the national team at the European Championship, and then refused the call to the national team. The forward also came in second in the list of the top scorers in the history of Russian football.
