World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua leads the nominations for the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
The 28-year-old former Olympic champion, currently ranked the world’s top heavyweight, is the odds-on favourite to win the award after his victory over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley in April earned him the WBA and IBO belts to add to his existing IBF title.
However, he faces competition from 2014 award winner Lewis Hamilton, who won a fourth Formula One drivers’ title last month, and Chris Froome, who won his fourth Tour de France in the summer.
Mo Farah, who won the world 10,000 metres title in London but narrowly missed out on the 5,000m double, is also on the list along with Tottenham striker Harry Kane. He was the Premier League’s top scorer in 2016/17.
British women’s tennis No 1 Johanna Konta is also among the nominees having reached her best singles world ranking of four in the summer after the biggest win of her career at the Miami Open.
The winner will be decided by public vote, with the live show taking place in Liverpool on December 17.
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