Keely Hodgkinson: Olympic 800m gold medallist voted 2024 Sunday Occasions Sportswoman of the 12 months

Olympic 800m gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson has been voted the 2024 Sunday Occasions Sportswoman of the 12 months.

The 22-year-old ended her watch for a world title with victory on the Olympic Video games in Paris final summer time and received BBC Sports activities Character of the 12 months in December 2024.

Hodgkinson additionally retained her European 800m title and have become the sixth-fastest lady of all time when she improved her British document to at least one minute 54.61 seconds on the London Diamond League.

Hodgkinson follows final 12 months’s winner, England goalkeeper Mary Earps, athlete Eilish McColgan, and tennis participant Emma Raducanu, who received in 2021.

The shortlist for the 2024 award was dominated by Olympic medal winners with Hodgkinson scooping it forward of 1500m runner Georgia Bell, showjumper Laura Collett, bicycle owner Emma Finucane, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, trampoline gymnast Bryony Web page, shooter Amber Rutter and Paralympic biking nice Sarah Storey.

Elsewhere, diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix was named the newspaper’s Younger Sportswoman of the 12 months after she received bronze in Paris.

Storey picked up the Incapacity Sportswoman of the 12 months after she added two extra golds to her medal assortment on the Paralympic Video games.

Rowers Lauren Henry, Lola Anderson, Georgina Brayshaw and Hannah Scott received the Staff of the 12 months for their dramatic victory within the ladies’s quadruple sculls at Paris 2024.

Extremely runner Jasmin Paris received the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration, whereas retired PE instructor and biking fanatic Val French received the Grassroots Sportswoman of the 12 months.

BBC radio presenter Eleanor Oldroyd’s contribution to sports activities broadcasting was additionally recognised with a particular Editor’s Selection Award.

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