Keely Hodgkinson won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 award as runner-up Luke Littler received the Young SPOTY award.
Hodgkinson completed his rise to athletics superstardom by winning 800m gold for Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Littler, who started at the World Darts Championship last year aged 16, won the final at Alexandra Palace but his success had an incredible impact on the sport’s popularity.
Joe Root, who became England’s all-time leading run-scorer in October, finished third.Sarah Storey, Alex Yee and Jude Bellingham were the finalists in the public vote.
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What a year it’s been for Luke Littler, from his World Cup breakthrough at the age of 17 to winning the Premier League title.We look back at his amazing 2024.
Hodgkinson burst onto the world stage at the age of 19, winning a silver medal in the 800m at the Tokyo Olympics.
Few outside British athletics had heard of him at the time, but those who did knew he was destined for stardom.
He won two World Championship silver medals before finally making it to the golden evening in Paris in early August.
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Geraint Hughes is given exclusive access to Olympic gold medalist Hodgkinson at his training base in the Pyrenees.
Hodgkinson’s success makes it an unprecedented four years in a row that a woman has won the award, following Mary Earps in 2023, Beth Mead in 2022 and Emma Radukanu in 2021.
Littler has had a sensational year in 2024, collecting 10 titles, including his first ranking Masters of Darts Grand Slam, only previously completed by Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright.
Littler’s meteoric rise saw him become the face of the sport, with the likes of David Beckham sending him messages of success as he made his way from world youth champion to the center of the professional game.
Wigan Warriors were named Team of the Year
Super League champions Wigan Warriors have been named team of the year after winning four trophies in a historic 2024.
The Warriors started the season by defeating three-time Australian NRL champions Penrith Panthers to win the World Club Challenge.
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Highlights of the Super League Grand Final between Wigan Warriors and Hull Cr.
They then added the Challenge Cup and League Leaders’ Shield before beating Hull KR in the Grand Final at Old Trafford in October.
It is only the third time in the history of the award that a rugby league club has won it, with Wigan adding to their 1994 win and St Helens’ 2006 win.
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