We are just a week away from finding out who is likely to be crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2024.
Women have dominated the awards for the past few years, and it is expected to happen again with Team GB star Keely Hodgkinson the current favourite to take home the prestigious award. Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler is her strongest rival.
The winner is decided by public vote and announced on the night of the live show on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
Also on the shortlist are England star Jude Bellingham, Paralympic great Dame Sarah Storey, Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee and Joe Root, England’s most prolific Test run-scorer.
Who will present the Sports Personality of the Year Award?
The event will take place on Tuesday, December 17 and is again being broadcast live from MediaCityUK in Salford, the same as in 2023.
The awards will be presented by Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Clare Balding.
Who won the prize in 2023?
England footballer Mary Earps picked up the prize last year, 12 months after Lionesses team-mate Beth Mead won in 2022.
Earps was declared the winner, making her the first football goalkeeper to bag the award. Cricketer Stuart Broad was runner-up, with heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson being named in third place.
What does the winner get?
The winner will take home the iconic trophy, which is a silver four-turret lens camera. It was first created in the 1950s for the inaugural winner of the event, Christopher Chataway.
