BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024: Favourite and SPOTY odds revealed

BBC Sports Personality of Year 2024 takes place tonight – and one athlete is already a huge favourite to win.

After another eventful year of sporting action, which included the men’s European Championships and Summer Olympics, an expert panel has whittled down the potential candidates into a six-person shortlist, who will all be looking to emulate Mary Earps’ triumph from last year.

A number of records could be broken on the night including the youngest winner for more than 60 years as well as the oldest winner in the competition’s history.

Here’s everything you need to know, including what time SPOTY starts, the latest odds and the all-important voting information.

What time does Sports Personality of the Year start tonight?

Sports Personality will get underway tonight (Tuesday, December 17) at 7pm in Salford.

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Viewers will be able to watch the show live on BBC One as well as on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

Who is presenting Sports Personality of the Year?

An all-female cast of Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, and Alex Scott will present this year’s show.

This comes after Gary Lineker stepped down from his hosting duties following a 23-year stint.

Who are the Sports Personality of the Year nominees?

Headlining this year’s shortlist is Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson after she stormed to an emphatic 800m gold at just 22 years of age.

The runner came into the Games with plenty of expectation after a stellar season which saw her win European Championships gold and set a new British record.

But she delivered in superb style in Paris to claim Team GB’s first gold on the track since 2016 and become only the 10th British woman to win an athletics gold medal at the Olympics.

Elsewhere, Luke Littler could become the youngest winner since 1958 after he was nominated following his breakout year.

The teenage darts sensation, also nominated for the young Sports Personality of the Year award alongside skateboarder Sky Brown and Para-swimmer William Ellard, made waves when he reached the reached the World Championship final at just 16 years old last January.

Littler has gone on to win more than £1million in prize money in his first year, including winning the Premier League and the Grand Slam of Darts.

Jude Bellingham’s breakout year at Real Madrid sees him in contention for the award as well as England cricketer Joe Root who overtook Sir Alastair Cook to become England’s highest Test run-scorer of all time.

And Paris served up two further nominees, with Alex Yee and Sarah Storey both receiving recognition for their achievements.

Yee claimed a dramatic gold in the men’s Olympic Triathlon, while Storey, who could become the competition’s oldest winner, won another two Paralympic cycling golds.

Who is the favourite to win Sports Personality of the Year? Odds revealed

What other awards will be handed out at Sports Personality of the Year?

As well as the main award, seven other prizes will be handed out.

On Monday, cycling legend Mark Cavendish was named as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement award.

How to vote for Sports Personality of the Year

Voting will open during the show itself. Viewers will be able to cast their vote online, by telephone or by scanning a QR code which will take them straight to the voting page.

Those wishing to vote online must be based in the UK and must have a BBC account. Only one vote can be cast per person.

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