“BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 will take place TODAY – with some huge names eyeing the iconic award. Olympic gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson is the hot favourite to claim the prestigious accolade after dominating the 800m scene this year. Luke Littler is also in contention to be named Sports Personality of the Year”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Olympic gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson is the hot favourite to claim the prestigious accolade after dominating the 800m scene this year.
Luke Littler is also in contention to be named Sports Personality of the Year following a meteoric rise to stardom.
The teenage sensation came runner-up at the World Darts Championship in January and has since won ten PDC titles in his debut year on the professional circuit.
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- World Sport Star of the YearThe 2023 award was won by Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, and the 2024 award will be won by one of the following…
- Simone Biles (Gymnastics)
- Caitlin Clark (Basketball)
- Catherine Debrunner (Para-athletics)
- Armand Duplantis (Athletics)
- Sifan Hassan (Athletics)
- Leon Marchand (Swimming)
Biles for the win, right?
Simone Biles poses with her Paris 2024 Olympic medalsCredit: GETTY
- OddsWe look to the bookmakers for a few clues on who is going to triumph for the top prize in tonight’s ceremony.
And they certainly have their minds made up with Keely Hodgkinson the odds-on 2/7 favourite to become the fourth successive woman to win the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award.
Luke Littler looks the only conceivable rival to the 800m queen at 5/2, with Alex Yee and Joe Root locked together at 50/1.
Jude Bellingham and Sarah Storey are the outsiders at 100/1 with talkSPORT BET.
- Keely Hodgkinson – 2/7
- Luke Littler – 5/2
- Alex Yee – 50/1
- Joe Root – 50/1
- Jude Bellingham – 100/1
- Sarah Stoney – 100/1
Keely Hodgkinson, the favouriteCredit: GETTY
- More arrivalsThe red carpet is getting increasingly busier now with around 30 minutes until the awards ceremony begins. Also thrilled they finally found a suit to contain Harry Aikines-Aryeetey’s (Nitro from Gladiators) muscles.
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Jodie Ounsley arriveCredit: GETTY
Paralympic Champion Grace Harvey is in attendanceCredit: GETTY
Faye Rogers secured gold in the women’s S10 100m butterflyCredit: GETTY
- Where’s Gary Lineker?Well I’m not sure where he is right this second – although alongside Micah Richards and Alan Shearer somewhere is probably a good shout.
But I know he’s not presenting the SPOTY awards after stepping down as co-presenter of the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year.
Lineker’s final appearance saw him present alongside Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott, with England goalkeeper Mary Earps crowned the 2023 SPOTY winner.
Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Clare Balding will present the show this yearCredit: GETTY
- What are the other categories?This isn’t just about ONE award, folks. We’ve got another seven to get through/enjoy tonight.
- World Sport Star of the Year
- Helen Rollason award
- Young Sports Personality of the Year
- Unsung Hero
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement award
Spoiler alert: British cycling great Sir Mark Cavendish will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award.
But act surprised.
- OuchNot ideal preparations for one of tonight’s nominees.
Dame Sarah Storey broke her ankle a couple of weeks ago while training for Dancing on Ice.
“I knew straight away I’d broken it,” she told BBC Sport. “I lost my balance at the end of a spin and fell over.”
So tonight Storey is accompanied by a protective boot that I think includes… are those tea lights? Yes, tea lights.
That’s show business!
Jazzy bootCredit: GETTY
- SPOTY nomineesThe longlist is now a shortlist for tonight’s 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
And the contenders are;
- Jude Bellingham – Football
- Keely Hodgkinson – Athletics
- Luke Littler – Darts
- Joe Root – Cricket
- Sarah Storey – Para-cycling
- Alex Yee – Triathlon
We’ll go through each of the nominees and their credentials shortly.
Voting will take place during the show on BBC One and the award will be dished out later in the evening. Around 8.45pm I reckon.
- ArrivalsYes the awards are back, and so is the red carpet to welcome tonight’s athletes and their plus-ones who’ll unfortunately be missing the darts over at Ally Pally.
The favourite to take home the trophy has arrived, Keely HodgkinsonCredit: PA
Credit: GETTYDame Jessica Ennis-Hill attends BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2024
Credit: GETTYAs does Dan Pembroke
Credit: GETTYAnd Laura Kenny is also in the building
- EveningHello everybody, strap in for a night of razzle-dazzle and an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding sporting achievements of 2024.
For others, it means that EastEnders isn’t on TV.
Small mercies.
Anyway, we’ll be here over the next few hours to take you through all the thrills and spills from the 71st awards show in Salford.
- Arrivals
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- Good evening and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of BBC Sports Personality of the Year!Tonight’s huge event will take place at the home of BBC Sport in MediaCity, Salford.
Keely Hodgkinson is the hot favourite to take home the iconic award after dominating the 800m scene.
The Team GB star stormed to gold in the 800m at the Paris Olympics earlier this year.
The Atherton native also claimed the European title in Rome – two months before competing in France.
Hodgkinson broke the British national record and becoming the sixth fastest woman in history.
Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler is also in the running for Sports Personality of the Year after finishing runner-up at the World Darts Championship in January catapulted him into stardom and one of the sport’s leading competitors.
Since his stunning performance at Alexandra Palace, Littler has won ten PDC titles in his first year on the professional circuit.
The 17-year-old is looking to become the youngest winner of the prestigious accolade for more than 60 years.England and Real Madrid footballer Jude Bellingham is also amongst the star-studded names in contention to be crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
