SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

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ELISE CHRISTIE AGE: 27 SPORT: SPEED SKATING

Achievements in 2017: First European woman to win the 1,000m and 1,500m at World Championship in Rotterdam, plus women’s overall title. Did you know: She started off as a figure skater.

MO FARAH AGE: 34 SPORT: ATHLETICS

Achievements in 2017: Clinched his third consecutive world 10,000m gold. Plus silver in the 5,000m.

Did you know: The Arsenal fan is a pretty handy footballer and scored in the charity match for Grenfell Tower.

CHRIS FROOME AGE: 32 SPORT: CYCLING

Achievements in 2017: Claimed a fourth Tour de France title. First Briton to win the Vuelta a Espana Did you know: He enjoys spear fishing and is fluent in Swahili.

LEWIS HAMILTON AGE: 32 SPORT: FORMULA ONE

Achievements in 2017: Became Britain’s most successful F1 driver after clinching his fourth world title.

Did you know: He has three Blue Peter badges. His first, aged six, is for his skills as remote- control car driver.

ANTHONY JOSHUA AGE: 28 SPORT: BOXING

Achievements in 2017: Joshua (right) beat Wladimir Klitschko to add the WBA and IBO belts to his IBF heavyweight title at Wembley in April.

Did you know: He has to munch his way through 13,000 calories a day.

HARRY KANE AGE: 24 SPORT: FOOTBALL

Achievements in 2017: Finished the Premier League’s top scorer for the second successive season with 29 goals, including six hat-tricks. He was the only English player to be shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or.

Did you know: He went to the same school as David Beckham — Chingford Foundation School.

JOHANNA KONTA AGE: 26 SPORT: TENNIS

Achievements in 2017: First British woman to reach the Wimbledon singles semi-finals since Virginia Wade in 1978 and rose to No 4 in the world rankings.

Did you know: She is a huge music fan and singer Sir Van Morrison was so impressed with her performance at Wimbledon he tweeted to invite her to one of his concerts.

JONNIE PEACOCK AGE: 24 SPORT: PARA-ATHLETICS

Achievements in 2017: Stormed to his second consecutive world title in T44 100m in London. Did you know: First disabled contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.

ADAM PEATY AGE: 22 SPORT: SWIMMING

Achievements in 2017: Retained his two world titles in the 50m and 100m breaststroke. Yesterday he won his first short course title with European gold in the 100m breaststroke.

Did you know: He has size 12 feet which act as a rudder in the pool.

JONATHAN REA AGE: 30 SPORT: MOTORCYCLING

Achievements in 2017: First rider to win three successive world titles. Did you know: Dad Jonny was Irish road racing champ and TT winner.

ANYA SHRUBSOLE AGE: 26 SPORT: CRICKET

Achievements in 2017: Player of the match when England beat India to win women’s World Cup in July.

Did you know: First woman to receive the Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket award.

BIANCA WALKDEN AGE: 26 SPORT: TAEKWONDO

Achievements in 2017: Made British history by defending her heavyweight world title in South Korea. Did you know: She dedicated her first World title to grand-father Pasqual Discala who died on the same day.