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What a surprise that Athletics won so many awards given it's one of the few sports BBC have left - and even then Eurosport have far better coverage.
I'd heard of Peacock's name but couldn't tell you what sport he does. Shrubsole I recognise from women's cricket. Konta I recognise as being the Australian/Hungarian who decided she really loved Britain, a decision that had nothing to do with a lot of money being available to her by changing nationality.
2,10 and 12 I have zero idea about.
The problem with the whole thing is it's gamed by lobbying. Individual sports see it as a chance for publicity, so you get organised campaigns rigging it. Of course, BBC also rig it ( see Princess Anne winning... ).
2017 has seen Farah do what exactly? Having to claim he's clean due to his coach being dodgier than a dodgy thing. Hamilton granted had a good car but was in a battle all year with Vettel. AJ has reinvigorated the HW division in boxing, with one hell of a fight with Klitschko.
a little less absolutely pointless than 6th though
As i have said previously, Adam has changed the world of breaststroke swimming, even down to the way coaches now coach it, from the swimming world point of view, he has been massive, his legacy will remain, when the first bloke to swim sub 25 sec on 50 Breast they will be using his style of Breast
look at his WR, his was beaten in the 2015 World champs in the heats, he got it back in the semifinal
then this year in the World champs he beats it again in the heats, then in the semi's a few hours later beats it again, this time the first swimmer under 26 sec's, amazing
I used to be good at breaststroke.
Had to give it up due to all the court cases though...
I can't quite understand why a popularity contest such has this has much relevance.
Fair play to Mo Farah, he is arguably one of the best ever at his sport, which is very competitive.
To have won all the medals he has, without having a team of tactical runners supporting him is a huge achievement.
Good for Mo Farah, well deserved, top bloke 👍
Rather than a contest where successful sportspeople are pitched against each in a popularity poll it would be far more meaningful if there was simply a review of sporting achievements throughout the year.
I have to agree.
SPOTY has become completely irrelevant and yet ironically the budget for the show seems to have gone through the roof.
It used to be essentially viewing but hasn't been for years as the BBC has lost the rights to most major popular sports.
And when you have never heard of 3/4 of the nominees and 2 of the top three, it confirms what an irrelevance it has become.
A huge waste of money which could go to a worth cause like....the Bradley Lowery Foundation, maybe?
(well done Sir Mo though - thoroughly deserved)