BBC Sports Personality of the Year LIVE: Keely Hodgkinson crowned 2024 SPOTY winner at Salford awards ceremony
The 71st edition of the awards takes place in Salford this evening, with Hodgkinson and Luke Littler among the favourites
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Your support makes all the difference.Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson was voted the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year for 2024.
The award caps a brilliant 12 months for the 22-year-old in which she claimed gold at the Paris Olympics, successfully defended her European title and set a new British record of one minute 54.61 seconds that made her the sixth fastest woman in history.
Littler came second in the public vote, while England cricket star Joe Root took the third place prize at Tuesday’s ceremony in Salford.
Hodgkinson’s success makes it an unprecedented four years in a row that the award has been won by a woman, following Mary Earps in 2023, Beth Mead in 2022 and Emma Raducanu in 2021.
Mark Cavendish won the lifetime achievement award after breaking the record for most Tour de France stage wins in July, while there were gongs for the young sports personality (Luke Littler), the best overseas sportsperson (Mondo Duplantis), the team of the year (Wigan Warriors) and more.
Sports Personality of the Year LIVE
The vote is now open, and fans have around 90 minutes to vote. Remember you can vote online or by phone.
Sports Personality of the Year LIVE
A few montages to open the show, running through the nominees and some of the biggest events of the year.
Sports Personality of the Year LIVE
The ceremony is getting underway on BBC One now. A reminder that the hosts tonight are BBC stalwarts Gabby Logan and Clare Balding, alongside ex-England and Arsenal footballer Alex Scott.
Sports Personality of the Year LIVE
With just five minutes to go util the ceremony begins, here’s a reminder of how you can watch it.
It will be televised live on BBC One, with coverage starting at 7pm. Subscribers can also watch on BBC iPlayer, while there will also be coverage on the BBC Sport website and app.
Who’s won the award in previous years?
Last year, Mary Earps became the 70th winner of the award, having performed brilliantly and captured the imagination of many around the nation during the Lionesses’ run to the World Cup final.
Earps was the third female winner in a row after wins for Beth Mead (2022) and Emma Raducanu, with Lewis Hamilton winning in 2020 (the second time the F1 legend picked up the award).
Other notable winners include Ben Stokes in 2019, Andy Murray (in 2013, 2014 and 2016), Chris Hoy (2008), Kelly Holmes (2004), Jonny Wilkinson (2003), David Beckham (2001), Lennox Lewis (1999), Paul Gascoigne (1990), Virginia Wade (1977), Bobby Moore (1966) and even Princess Anne – for eventing in 1971.
SPOTY Shortlist: Sarah Storey
Storey won her 19th Paralympic gold medal in the women’s C5 cycling time trial, an astonishing 32 years after winning her first gold in Barcelona in 1992 as a 14-year-old swimmer.
SPOTY Shortlist: Jude Bellingham
In his debut season at the Bernabeu, Bellingham helped Real Madrid win the La Liga title and the Champions League, contributing a remarkable 23 goals across all competitions. He also scored twice on England’s route to the Euros final, including a brilliant bicycle kick against Slovakia. His success saw him finish third in the Ballon d’Or voting, the highest position by an Englishman since Frank Lampard came second in 2005. He was named as LaLiga Player of the Season and Champions League Young Player of the Season, as well as collecting the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award. Â
SPOTY Shortlist: Alex Yee
The triathlete enjoyed a stunning 2024 in which he was crowned both Olympic and world champion. At the Paris Games he produced a magnificent sprint finish to overtake New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde in the closing stages of the run to win his first individual Olympic gold. He then went on to be part of the Great Britain team that won bronze in the mixed relay. Yee’s dominance extended to the World Triathlon Series with victories in Cagliari and Weihai helping him claim the first world title of his career after a succession of near misses in recent years.
SPOTY Shortlist: Joe Root
Root made history in style as he surpassed Alastair Cook’s mark of 12,472 runs to become England’s leading scorer in Test cricket with a career best 262 against Pakistan. Also in that Test, he and Harry Brook set an England record partnership of 454, while earlier in the year Root broke Cook’s milestone for the most Test centuries by an England batter. He’s now fifth on the all-time list of Test run scorers and became the first Englishman to surpass 20,000 international runs across formats.
SPOTY Shortlist: Luke Littler
The year featured a number of highlights, kicking off with 16-year-old Luke Littler reaching the final of the World Darts Championship, and falling just short of an astonishing victory. The prodigy has since proved that was no fluke with a string of trophies and a rise to the top five of the world rankings, instigating a nationwide darts boom in the process.
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