US airport to be renamed after Muhammad Ali

Washington: The US city of Louisville in Kentucky state is set to rename its airport after hometown hero and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died in 2016. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Ali had inspired billions of people around the world with his boxing accolades and his openness about his conversion to the Muslim faith, according to the Courier-Journal. The announcement came just a day before Ali would have turned 77. Officials said they hope to finish the process of renaming the Louisville International Airport to the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport by June, when the city hosts its “I Am Ali” festival in the boxer’s honour. “Muhammad Ali belonged to the world, but he only had one hometown, and fortunately, that is our great city of Louisville,” Fischer was quoted as saying by the Hill newspaper.