Keely Hodgkinson wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, following a triumphant year in athletics. The 22-year-old Olympic 800m champion beat out strong competition in a year marked by major sporting events like the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
Follow MailOnline's live blog forKeely Hodgkinson has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the public following a phenomenal year on the track.
The Olympic 800 metres champion had an astonishing year, with the 22-year-old striking gold at the Paris Olympics as well as defending her European title. The athlete was the favourite to win the historic title and is now the fourth woman in a row to win SPOTY after Emma Raducanu , Beth Mead and Mary Earps
But the track isn't the only place where Hodgkinson sets heart racing as she donned a chic black backless dress, with glamorous sheer sleeves covering her hands. Painter alongside Jenny Meadows won the category - whose previous winners include the likes of Wigan Warriors boss Matt Peet and USA's ex-Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes.
Gabby Logan, Clare Balding and Alex Scott holding the historic trophy for Sports Personality of the YearOlympic champion Keely Hodgkinson leads the nominees for the 2024 Read More Bradley Wiggins and his children lead glam arrivals at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year A close contender for the Sports Personality of the Year, Luke Littler came second in the publicly voted award.
Littler was launched to stardom at the beginning of the year when he reached the Darts World Championship final. Littler beat out Olympic skateboarder Sky Brown as well as three-time Paralympic medallist, swimmer William Ellard He told the BBC from New Zealand: 'It's been great fun to play in a team where you all get along with each other.'To go past Cooky , a mentor and a friend, was obviously nice and I got a call from him as well.
'For me, I'd come such a long way and worked so hard. I got the silver medal in Tokyo and that was amazing but I didn't want to settle.' 'I did it two weeks ago, but I'm doing rehab like a crazy woman. I absolutely love it . It's something about what sport gives you, about what it gives other people.'
Jude Bellingham was not present at the event and was not interviewed, as he is currently preparing for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final with Real Madrid in Qatar. Dr Mark Prince was honoured with the Heland Rollason award after creating the Kiyan Prince Foundation after his son was stabbed to death in 2006
'I'm very fortunate I've done everything I wanted to do, and proud that's more than many other people have done as well. The programme provides coaching and motivational talks in boxing to keep children away from knife crime, and has reached 100,000 children so far. Read More Viral England fan Andy Milne seen supporting Jude Bellingham at BBC Sports Personality of the Year The Olympic cycling legend attended one of the biggest sporting events of the year alongside his children Isabella and Ben Wiggins.
It comes shortly Sir Chris Hoy's revealed his wife Sarra is battling 'very active and aggressive' MS in the wake of his terminal cancer diagnosis in October. Sarra, 40, worked as a senior lawyer before the couple, who married in Edinburgh in 2010, had their two children, Callum, nine, and Chloe, six. Sarra's outlook has remained enthusiastic despite the serious health challenges the pair have faced whilst raising their children.'We both have incurable illnesses for which there is some treatment. Not every disease has that. It could be a lot worse'.'
Mary Earps became the third woman to win SPOTY in a row last year after being a key member of the Lionesses' squad
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