Keely Hodgkinson, the Olympic 800m gold medallist, has been awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 after a stellar season, which included winning her first global title at Paris 2024 and setting a new British record. Hodgkinson expressed her gratitude towards her coach and reflected on her successful year. In the awards, darts player Luke Littler took second place, and cricketer Joe Root was third. This marks the fourth consecutive year a woman has won this award, following previous winners Mary Earps, Beth Mead, and Emma Raducanu.