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Alex Young

How to vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 as Luke Littler battles Keely Hodgkinson for award

Tonight will see the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 crowned on one of the biggest nights of the British sporting calendar.

The public will crown the best sportsperson of the year from a six-person shortlist. Keely Hodgkinson is the current favourite with the bookmakers, ahead of teenage darts sensation Luke Littler and England and Real Madrid football Jude Bellingham.

England cricket captain Joe Root, Olympic triathlon gold medalist Alex Yee and paralympic cycling star Dame Sarah Storey complete the nominees.

How to vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024

It's still all the play for ahead of tonight's ceremony, which starts at 7pm GMT and will be broadcast on BBC One.

Voting begins during the ceremony, with votes cast online with a BBC account, via telephone or by scanning a QR code which will be displayed on the screen during the show.

If voting by phone, there will be a different phone number for each nominee.

How to watch BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024

TV channel: BBC One will broadcast the ceremony live and free-to-air in the UK. Coverage starts at 7pm GMT, with the winner expected to be announced before 9pm.

Live stream: The BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer will also air SPOTY online for free.

Live blog: Follow the ceremony in full with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog!

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