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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Chris Wilson

When is 2024 Sports Personality of the Year? Ceremony date and early contenders for BBC award

Mary Earps won the Sports Personality of the Year award in 2023 - (David Davies/PA Wire)

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award returns next month, with some of the biggest names in UK sport vying to join names such as Lewis Hamilton, Andy Murray and Jonny Wilkinson as winners.

The prestigious prize, which is judged via a public vote, is given to the sportsperson who is seen to have been the most successful in the last year, though several other factors, such as the general impact of the athlete, are also taken into account.

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