As the BBC Sport’s personality of the year award has many wondering who will take the 2024 spotlight, there are a number of strong cases across many different sports.
Here’s a look at who’s tipped for the annual honour and what they’ve done to be in with a chance of winning.
Here’s a look at who’s tipped for the annual honour and what they’ve done to be in with a chance of winning.
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00:00Teenager Luke Littler has made it onto the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of
00:06the Year award, along with Keeley Hodgkinson and Jude Bellingham.
00:10The 17-year-old has become one of the most talked about teenagers in the UK, making headlines
00:15as the youngest player to reach the PDC World Championship final in January.
00:21He lost out to Luke Humphries that day, but has gone on to claim the Premier League title
00:25and win the Grand Slam of darts.
00:28Joining Littler on the six-person shortlist is Olympic champion Keeley Hodgkinson.
00:33If Hodgkinson wins, it would be the first time a female athlete has won the award four
00:37years in a row.
00:39England midfielder Jude Bellingham starred for Real Madrid during his first season with
00:43the Spanish giants, helping them to win domestic and Champions League titles.
00:48Olympic gold medallist Alex Yee, Paralympic record-breaker Dame Sari Storey and England
00:54cricketer Jo Root complete the six-person shortlist.
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