BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022 nominations revealed including huge clear favourite and bizarre snub
THE shortlist for BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award has been confirmed.
Six nominees are up for the award, which will be handed out on Wednesday evening.
Lioness Beth Mead is the huge favourite for the awardPA
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/63887059Mead is one of six nominees up for the prize[/caption]
England women’s footballer Beth Mead is a huge favourite.
The other nominees include gymnast Jessica Gadirova, curling’s Eve Muirhead, snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan, England cricket ace Ben Stokes, and athlete Jake Wightman.
Golfer Matt Fitzpatrick has been overlooked, despite his US Open win earlier this year.
The annual BBC show celebrates the last 12 months of sporting achievements.
England and Arsenal ace Mead, 27, is a clear frontrunner after helping the Lionesses to Euros glory in the summer.
Mead’s six goals and five assists saw her scoop both the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament awards.
Meanwhile Gadirova, 18, won three medals at the World Championships for Team GB, including gold on floor exercise.
She also won floor gold at the European Championships, and is on shortlist for Young Sports Personality, as well as the main prize.
Muirhead, 32, led Team GB’s women’s curlers to gold at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
And cricket ace Stokes, 31, helped England’s men win the T20 World Cup with a knock of 52 not out in the final.
The 2019 SPOTY winner was also named Test captain, and has led England to nine wins in their last 10 matches.
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PATeenage gymnast Jessica Gadirova won floor gold at the World Gymnastics Championship[/caption]
