Evening Standard
·25 November 2024
Evening Standard
·25 November 2024
A date has been set for one of the landmark nights of the British sporting calendar
The race to be crowned 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award is hotting up.
England football Mary Earps picked up the prize last year, 12 months after Lionesses team-mate Beth Mead won in 2022.
Team GB star Keely Hodgkinson is the overwhelming favourite this year, with the winner decided by public vote and announced on the night of the live show on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler is her strongest rival.
Other awards being presented on the night are world sport star of the year, young sports personality of the year, coach of the year, team of the year, unsung hero, the Helen Rollason Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity, and the lifetime achievement award.
Here are all the details...
The ceremony will be held at MediaCity in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
Proceedings get underway at 7pm GMT and finish at 9pm.
Keely Hodgkinson
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TV channel: BBC One will broadcast the ceremony live and free-to-air in the UK.
Live stream: The BBC Sport website and iPlayer will also air SPOTY online.
Live stream: Follow the ceremony in full with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog!
The six nominees will be announced in December.
Luke Littler
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Keely Hodgkinson: 1/4
Luke Littler: 5/2
Mark Cavendish: 14/1
Sarah Storey: 16/1
Ben Ainslie: 20/1
Lando Norris: 20/1
Tom Pidcock: 28/1
Jack Draper: 40/1
Alfie Hewett: 50/1
Hannah Cockroft: 50/1
(Odds via SkyBet, subject to change.)