2016

:00:33. > :00:38.It is always a huge night for British sport.

:00:39. > :00:43.This year, it is bigger than ever. There are a record 16 contenders for

:00:44. > :00:46.the 2016. The Sports Personality of the Year will be crowned later

:00:47. > :01:02.# Reeds driftin' on by you know how I feel

:01:03. > :02:12.# Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean

:02:13. > :02:18.# Sleep in peace when the day is done

:02:19. > :02:20.# And this old world is a new world

:02:21. > :02:39.Something special is happening! Andy Murray has done it! Great

:02:40. > :02:43.Britain have won the Olympic gold-medal!

:02:44. > :02:51.My goodness me, that is utterly extraordinary!

:02:52. > :02:59.Usain Bolt gets it! History, history, history, history!

:03:00. > :03:03.What a screamer! About his superiority, Mo Farah wins the Gold.

:03:04. > :03:14.# Sun in the sky you know how I feel

:03:15. > :04:41.Welcome to the 2016 BBC sports personality of the. Now, give it up

:04:42. > :04:46.for the three Amigos. Gabby Logan, Clare Balding and the main man, Mr

:04:47. > :04:49.Gary Lineker. Have a great night, Birmingham.

:04:50. > :05:26.APPLAUSE. Good evening and welcome to the BBC

:05:27. > :05:31.Sports Personality of the Year 2016. I hope you're feeling good after

:05:32. > :05:43.that superb opening from It's a genuine privilege to be

:05:44. > :05:47.here tonight inside the Genting Arena, where 12,000 fans

:05:48. > :05:49.and over 1,000 sports stars have gathered to celebrate one

:05:50. > :06:04.of the best British sporting years The kit is a massive chance for

:06:05. > :06:05.everybody who loves sport celebrated.

:06:06. > :06:08.2016 has been a sporting year we'll never forget.

:06:09. > :06:11.The Olympics, the Paralympics, the Euros, an improbable Leicester City

:06:12. > :06:14.It was the year in which the impossible became possible.

:06:15. > :06:16.Tonight, we'll relive all those wonderful sporting moments.

:06:17. > :06:18.We'll see triumph, emotion and inspiration mixed

:06:19. > :06:20.with a little perspiration before we crown

:06:21. > :06:26.the BBC Sports Personality of the Year just before 9pm.

:06:27. > :06:28.Overall, we'll give out seven awards - with

:06:29. > :06:31.the most coveted prize, this special trophy.

:06:32. > :06:35.Well, that's down to you, it's your vote that

:06:36. > :06:38.will decide who takes it home for Christmas.

:06:39. > :06:40.There are three ways to vote for your favourite.

:06:41. > :06:42.You can use your landline, your mobile

:06:43. > :06:49.On the web, it's free, but to do that, you first need to register.

:06:50. > :06:54.And you can do so right now by going to bbc.co.uk/spoty.

:06:55. > :06:57.If you do vote online - you can vote just once - and if you

:06:58. > :07:00.want to use your landline or mobile, these are the numbers

:07:01. > :07:03.you need, as one of these 16 sporting superstars will become

:07:04. > :07:25.the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

:07:26. > :07:29.Here are the 16 for 2016 and the details you need to vote

:07:30. > :07:32.for your Sports Personality of the Year - when the vote opens

:07:33. > :07:35.Calls cost 15p, plus any network access charge.

:07:36. > :07:37.From a mobile, call 62282 and then add the number

:07:38. > :07:44.Or from a landline, call 09015 22 82,

:07:45. > :07:47.and then again add the number of your favourite.

:07:48. > :07:56.For triathlete Alistair Brownlee, add 03.

:07:57. > :07:59.For Paralympic dressage rider Sophie Christiansen, add 04.

:08:00. > :08:04.For Paralympic athlete and cyclist Kadeena Cox, add 05.

:08:05. > :08:13.For fellow cyclist Laura Kenny, add 08.

:08:14. > :08:20.For hockey star Kate Richardson-Walsh, add 11.

:08:21. > :08:24.For show jumper Nick Skelton, add 12.

:08:25. > :08:28.For Paralympic cyclist Dame Sarah Storey, add 13.

:08:29. > :08:37.And for golfer Danny Willett, add 16.

:08:38. > :08:40.Or to vote for free online, go to bbc.co.uk/SPOTY.

:08:41. > :08:46.Do not vote yet, as your vote will not count and you

:08:47. > :08:50.Voting details are online and also available to view on

:08:51. > :08:57.And remember, voting will only open once we've seen

:08:58. > :09:41.Rio de Janeiro, what a city and what a summer it was!

:09:42. > :09:44.At the Olympics, Team GB enjoyed its best performance

:09:45. > :09:48.They won 67 medals - two more than London - to finish second in the

:09:49. > :09:52.And the man who started the gold rush is our first contender

:09:53. > :10:11.I didn't even know that existed. I have never seen any of these photos

:10:12. > :10:18.before! I was very small, a bad haircut, an average kid. Not much

:10:19. > :10:25.different from now really. I hate that photo, it appears everywhere.

:10:26. > :10:28.Here he is, Great Britain's Adam Peaty, the world-record holder, the

:10:29. > :10:32.World Champion, the Commonwealth champion, the European champion. He

:10:33. > :10:37.needs is to join the most exclusive club in the world. It was crazy. It

:10:38. > :10:41.gives me so many goose bumps thinking of that arena. They don't

:10:42. > :10:47.know what was going through my head, I was possessed. I knew I was on

:10:48. > :10:55.good form and I did a world record in the heats, but you never know.

:10:56. > :11:01.Peaty, big turn on the water, on his shoulder. I saw him, I was half a

:11:02. > :11:04.second ahead. There are oceans of clear water between Adam Peaty and

:11:05. > :11:09.the rest of the world. I knew that I had it in the bag.

:11:10. > :11:16.37 macro takes Olympic Gold or Great Britain by an absolute street and

:11:17. > :11:21.wonderful world record, 57.1 three. It is unbelievable. And I went the

:11:22. > :11:27.wrong way as well, I remember that bit!

:11:28. > :11:29.The first Team GB Gold medal was a huge honour, to wrap up flag around

:11:30. > :11:31.you is incredible. What a guy.

:11:32. > :11:35.And we'll be speaking to Adam in a moment, once we've

:11:36. > :11:37.met our second contender, who certainly packs a punch.

:11:38. > :11:40.Because after becoming the first female boxer in history to

:11:41. > :11:45.win an Olympic gold in London, she became the first female

:11:46. > :12:03.There are no maps for the road never travelled. Only stop signs and

:12:04. > :12:08.plenty of those. She can't, they said. Nicola Adams

:12:09. > :12:12.has just made history as the Olympic champion.

:12:13. > :12:23.But she dragged out -- but she drowned out the noise. You out there

:12:24. > :12:29.by yourself is lonely. Just you, you and the echoes, stories, legends.

:12:30. > :12:36.I'm the greatest! Whispered reminders.

:12:37. > :12:40.The fast, be first. Be tough, reveal nothing but your smile.

:12:41. > :12:46.The reigning Olympic champion at last a World Champion!

:12:47. > :12:49.Follow your heart. The Olympic Gold medal fight is about to get under

:12:50. > :12:53.way. Great variety shown by Adams.

:12:54. > :12:59.Dancing silent steps upon fresh ground. That is wonderful. Mastering

:13:00. > :13:03.the sweet science. And sweetest of all, the victories.

:13:04. > :13:11.Nicola Adams lets out a triumphant roar! The histories. Fantastic

:13:12. > :13:14.performance to put her name in history.

:13:15. > :13:16.Smile. The first woman to win two Olympic titles in the boxing ring.

:13:17. > :13:22.And do it like no one before. Olympic gold medallists

:13:23. > :14:02.Adam Peaty and Nicola Adams. Let's start with you, Adam Henry you

:14:03. > :14:05.kicked it off for Team GB in Rio. He went into your final massive

:14:06. > :14:10.favourite, you would have thought pressure and nurse Angie smashed the

:14:11. > :14:18.world record. I don't know, I just swam two lens, simple as that. It is

:14:19. > :14:24.eight years of 4am starts, going to bed at 10:30 p.m.. That race was won

:14:25. > :14:27.before I went out to Rio, it was keeping cool and getting Team GB off

:14:28. > :14:31.to a good start. Massively proud to be British and no better way than to

:14:32. > :14:36.get the first Gold medal of the Games.

:14:37. > :14:40.APPLAUSE. That was great, it started the ball rolling. How different is

:14:41. > :14:44.it at an Olympics rather than any other competition? I don't know, the

:14:45. > :14:49.Olympics is something that has been with me since 2012, you talk about

:14:50. > :14:53.legacy and I took away that legacy of swimming, not swimming, but

:14:54. > :14:58.seeing people winning those Gold medals. Matt Jamison got the silver

:14:59. > :15:02.medal and Becky in 2008. There was something that I saw the opening

:15:03. > :15:08.ceremony and I wanted to be there one day and I took that to every

:15:09. > :15:12.race and here I'm talking in front of you and getting world records. It

:15:13. > :15:16.is all about giving back now and hopefully getting the other titles

:15:17. > :15:19.under my belt. What a massive privilege to stand here in front of

:15:20. > :15:25.you and thank you for the support you have given these last year's.

:15:26. > :15:34.You have a huge amount of support, including from your Nan. She

:15:35. > :15:42.supported you every step of the way, and your parents, for flying out,

:15:43. > :15:49.good luck to you. Nicola, you did it again. What was it like? Was it

:15:50. > :15:55.harder, defending the title? Yes, it was a lot harder. Everybody is

:15:56. > :15:58.coming for you, I was ranked number one going into the Olympics this

:15:59. > :16:06.time, everybody wants to be an Olympic champion. It was tough, but

:16:07. > :16:08.I got the job done. Now you are a double Olympic champion, 92 years

:16:09. > :16:16.since a boxer from Britain defended their title at the Olympics, was at

:16:17. > :16:20.one of your motivations? Yes. I wanted to create history again by

:16:21. > :16:24.becoming a double Olympic champion. Every time I step in the ring I want

:16:25. > :16:31.to be able to inspire the next generation. I have been able to do

:16:32. > :16:38.that every time. I would like to say thank you to everybody that has come

:16:39. > :16:40.out tonight, Birmingham! Started training for four years' time yet? I

:16:41. > :16:45.don't know yet! Who knows. Maybe. Adam, Nicola, stay here -

:16:46. > :16:47.because in a moment, another Olympic gold medallist

:16:48. > :16:49.will be joining us - Gabby. Yes, next up is an athlete

:16:50. > :16:52.who took less than two hours to achieve twice what no British

:16:53. > :16:55.gymnast had managed in 120 years. So let's relive the precision, poise

:16:56. > :17:16.and power of the man I just try to be normal, a normal

:17:17. > :17:20.day. I had a good sleep, breakfast, stretch, do what I practised. I try

:17:21. > :17:25.to keep it as normal as possible. It did not feel like a special day.

:17:26. > :17:31.Max Whitlock, the first of two macro finals.

:17:32. > :17:36.I use floor to warmly up to be ready for the pommel horse. I was hopeful

:17:37. > :17:40.of getting a medal, but what happened next was unreal.

:17:41. > :17:46.He knows he just needs to land this. What a performance. Great Britain's

:17:47. > :17:51.Max Whitlock is the floor Olympic champion.

:17:52. > :17:55.I don't feel emotional a lot, but that hit me, it was such a big

:17:56. > :17:59.surprise. Our first Olympic champion in

:18:00. > :18:04.gymnastics. In 40 minutes, he will be back to try and get his hands on

:18:05. > :18:07.another gold medal. I went backstage and sat with my

:18:08. > :18:12.medal for a couple of minutes, trying to make it sink in and

:18:13. > :18:15.realise what I had done. There was not much time to enjoy it, I knew I

:18:16. > :18:25.had not finished. A chance now on, Wee Course. In an

:18:26. > :18:31.hour, Max Whitlock, double Olympic champion.

:18:32. > :18:34.You train that long for the many years, you never think it will

:18:35. > :18:36.happen. You always believe it is possible.

:18:37. > :18:56.Ladies and gentlemen - give a big hand for Max Whitlock!

:18:57. > :19:09.You would if you could! You are joining esteemed company, the trio

:19:10. > :19:13.of firsts, 120 years, rate Britain waited for its first Olympic

:19:14. > :19:18.gymnastics gold medal, and you got to into hours, phenomenal

:19:19. > :19:22.achievement. When you were a little lad and you first went into the gym

:19:23. > :19:28.in Hemel Hempstead, did you dare to dream that big? I did not. My

:19:29. > :19:33.Olympic dream came when I was 17, when I stepped up to the senior

:19:34. > :19:38.level, I thought, what is possible? Up until that age, I started at

:19:39. > :19:42.seven, for ten years I was living a dream, love and the sport and doing

:19:43. > :19:52.my best. You have shown a generation of kids what is possible now, and

:19:53. > :19:57.there are so many budding Max Whitlock fans out there. It is

:19:58. > :20:02.exciting, it has been incredible, it has been an amazing journey. We

:20:03. > :20:09.could never have thought we would be here ten years ago. Hopefully the

:20:10. > :20:12.future can be bright. I always say that success breeds success, so

:20:13. > :20:18.hopefully what we are doing well inspire the next generation. You

:20:19. > :20:22.love a bit of planting, but how else has life changed? You are so

:20:23. > :20:28.recognisable, going out for food is problematic? It is good fun. The

:20:29. > :20:34.recognition has gone up hugely. Don't be modest! I walked out of a

:20:35. > :20:39.restaurant in London and got a standing ovation. As a gymnast, it

:20:40. > :20:43.is so unheard-of, and for us it is such an honour to be here and to

:20:44. > :20:45.have achieved what we have. It is the whole team, it is amazing. An

:20:46. > :20:50.extraordinary achievement. Adam Peaty, Nicola

:20:51. > :21:13.Adams and Max Whitlock. It is always summer somewhere.

:21:14. > :21:17.England's picketers chased the sun. In South Africa they glowed

:21:18. > :21:25.gloriously. Series secured. Venture further, like Joanna concert in

:21:26. > :21:30.Melbourne, into the Australian open semifinals, beaten by Angellica

:21:31. > :21:37.Bell. For the men, a familiar final, a familiar order, for now. For Jamie

:21:38. > :21:42.Murray and Bruno Suarez, a perfect start. A first grand slam singles

:21:43. > :21:46.title for Gordon Reid. North, follow the arrows, the World Championships

:21:47. > :21:51.for Gary Anderson, Scott Thwaites and Trina Gulliver. Ronnie

:21:52. > :21:57.O'Sullivan relaunched, the masters' master. The Super Bowl turned 50,

:21:58. > :22:02.the Broncos had a farewell party for Peyton Manning. Carl Frampton

:22:03. > :22:09.against Scott Quigg. Another night of the jackal. Sport -- spot kicks

:22:10. > :22:15.and acrobatics, League Cup victories.

:22:16. > :22:19.The weather tides of March. In the shadows of Ballsbridge, Cambridge

:22:20. > :22:23.are sinking. Oxford's women and Cambridge's men

:22:24. > :22:30.chose the right time. Near the source, a chop spring. Five golden

:22:31. > :22:36.riders in London. Labs of honour in the World Championships. A more

:22:37. > :22:38.trivial pursuit still helped raise more than ?72 million for sport

:22:39. > :22:48.relief. Hello!

:22:49. > :22:56.He like this! He has got a hole in one! There is tension here as Great

:22:57. > :23:04.Britain and Sweden fight it out for the Olympic medal. It looks very

:23:05. > :23:10.good. It will check up next to the pin. All of Great Britain is holding

:23:11. > :23:13.the putter. Justin Rose takes Olympic gold.

:23:14. > :23:17.Earlier in the golfing year, a Yorkshireman travelled to Augusta

:23:18. > :23:21.more in hope than expectation of being fitted with a green jacket.

:23:22. > :23:24.However, Sheffield's Danny Willett belied his

:23:25. > :23:34.underdog odds and wrote his own masterful story.

:23:35. > :23:43.Let me tell you a story about Danny, the champion of the world. Made of

:23:44. > :23:48.Sheffield steel and forged through hours of hard work on a Yorkshire

:23:49. > :23:58.hillside. He would chip and putt from dawn till dusk, daring to

:23:59. > :24:04.dream. Many years later, on an April afternoon, Danny sensed this might

:24:05. > :24:09.be his day. He has got that look in his eye.

:24:10. > :24:13.He looked at Jordan, who stood in his way. But at amen Corner the

:24:14. > :24:18.golfing gods frowned. That is water.

:24:19. > :24:29.Danny faced a test of nerve like no other.

:24:30. > :24:31.Take a deep breath. Follow the sun, Danny Willett! In control of his own

:24:32. > :24:37.fate. His head and his hands were steady.

:24:38. > :24:41.The biggest pot of his life, in it goes. Is the green jacket to be his?

:24:42. > :24:59.Indeed. The boy was ready. Just like that, he had realised his

:25:00. > :25:02.dream. As a master in green. That is the story of Danny, the champion of

:25:03. > :25:05.the world. A green day indeed as told

:25:06. > :25:07.by Mr Golf, Peter Allis. But before our Masters

:25:08. > :25:09.champion joins us, we turn to another

:25:10. > :25:11.Yorkshireman who's had an interesting relationship with his

:25:12. > :25:14.brother this year. In August, our next

:25:15. > :25:17.contender Alistair Brownlee defended his

:25:18. > :25:19.Olympic Triathlon title. But after

:25:20. > :25:21.beating Jonny to that gold, it was the helping hand he gave

:25:22. > :25:24.him in Mexico which has become the most wonderful moment

:25:25. > :25:43.from this wonder year. I don't there are any siblings that

:25:44. > :25:50.know each other sometimes. But on the whole, we get on pretty well. We

:25:51. > :25:58.started competing as five, six-year-old. Doing cross-country,

:25:59. > :26:02.running around the playing field. Somewhere along that path, you are

:26:03. > :26:09.competing against each other at the Olympic Games. To stand on the

:26:10. > :26:14.Olympic start line and have a joke with each other, wish each other

:26:15. > :26:17.best. That is a special thing, you should never take it for granted.

:26:18. > :26:29.They hit the waves. He is the finest we have ever seen.

:26:30. > :26:35.It will be a glorious golden 44 Alistair Brownlee. The Olympic

:26:36. > :26:44.triathlon champion for the second time.

:26:45. > :26:51.Dramatic scenes as the Olympic champion carries his younger brother

:26:52. > :26:56.towards the podium. The Brownlee brothers arm and arm. He is dragging

:26:57. > :27:04.him across the line, pushing him home.

:27:05. > :27:07.please welcome our likely lads from Yorkshire,

:27:08. > :27:43.The Masters champion, 20 years after the last British golfer one that

:27:44. > :27:47.prestigious green jacket. Jordan Spieth was well ahead going into the

:27:48. > :27:54.final round, when Billy you aware that he collapsed, and did you could

:27:55. > :28:00.win? Because a birdie on 13, and I knew we had trouble at ten and 11.

:28:01. > :28:05.15 was a moment. He chipped in for an eagle. I looked at the

:28:06. > :28:10.leaderboard, he had dropped from five to two. That is the moment you

:28:11. > :28:15.realise you are leading the Masters. You have got to step up and keep

:28:16. > :28:18.playing well. It is extraordinary, your preparation was far from ideal,

:28:19. > :28:22.you were the last player to register because your wife was just giving

:28:23. > :28:27.birth to Zachariah. It was doubtful that he would play in it. It is the

:28:28. > :28:32.year of the underdog. He was due on the Sunday. We always said that if

:28:33. > :28:40.he had not come along, I would stay at home. He came early and let me

:28:41. > :28:47.get out there. I registered last. Fate, you never know. I suppose you

:28:48. > :28:52.pop the green jacket out of the wardrobe now and again? It is just

:28:53. > :28:57.hanging up. I had a few quid on you, so thank you! Well played!

:28:58. > :29:03.He never shares his tips! Huge congratulations. Look at the support

:29:04. > :29:08.here on retaining your Olympic gold medal! We will discuss that first. A

:29:09. > :29:14.lot of people want to hear about your brother. You said that the gold

:29:15. > :29:22.medal was even sweeter than London. A key reasons. We all knew early on

:29:23. > :29:28.that heat was going to be a big issue, it is always going to be

:29:29. > :29:31.difficult for a pasty Yorkshire man. The second time around, a bit older,

:29:32. > :29:36.having a younger brother getting a bit closer, and just getting older,

:29:37. > :29:41.it is hard to retain. Crossing the finish line to feeling like I had

:29:42. > :29:46.dealt with it over the last year, ankle reconstruction, everyday

:29:47. > :29:49.getting up tired and feeling like I could not go training again, and

:29:50. > :29:54.crossing the finish line, as a personal thing it felt most

:29:55. > :29:58.litigant. You felt him snapping at your heels. You referred to the

:29:59. > :30:04.pasty Yorkshire man, you might be referring to heat exhaustion. We saw

:30:05. > :30:08.that in Mexico, the final race of the series, he is ahead of you,

:30:09. > :30:10.Jonny, you are coming around the corner and you see him staggering

:30:11. > :30:20.and stumbling. This is before the watershed but you

:30:21. > :30:24.can probably lip-read! I will not repeat it right now. First thing is

:30:25. > :30:31.a caring older brother along the lines of, you, profanity, idiots! At

:30:32. > :30:37.which point, it's a split-second decision and there is no time and

:30:38. > :30:43.I'd pick him up. Get him towards the finish line. As I go further down

:30:44. > :30:47.the straight, I work out the points situation and to win, Jonny still

:30:48. > :30:51.has to get a good amount of points to get first or second. I looked

:30:52. > :30:55.behind to see the other guys to see if they will catch us up and

:30:56. > :30:59.swearing more to get him at the finish line. We get to the finish

:31:00. > :31:05.line and I pushed across the finish line so he is in front of me, not

:31:06. > :31:10.just faced first! You never thought, I might sprint past? It was all

:31:11. > :31:11.about incredible brotherly love, well done, Alistair and good luck

:31:12. > :31:12.tonight. Good luck tonight - Danny Willett

:31:13. > :31:32.and Alistair Brownlee. Across the line and the Gold medal

:31:33. > :31:37.goes to Great Britain, Olympic champions again. Callum Skinner

:31:38. > :31:45.brings it home for Britain. Is it Britain or Australia? It is

:31:46. > :31:52.Britain in a world time! Towards the line! Silver, Rebecca

:31:53. > :31:57.James. Gold for Great Britain. They've smashed the world record.

:31:58. > :32:02.Spectacular silver from Callum Skinner. Mark Cavendish has a silver

:32:03. > :32:08.medal and it's a richly deserved one. As she got the legs to hold her

:32:09. > :32:13.up off? Can she get it on the line? She claims the Bronze medal in the

:32:14. > :32:15.women's sprint. Has Becky James got the speed? So close! Becky James

:32:16. > :32:18.wins her second silver medal in Rio. Team GB's Olympic track cycling

:32:19. > :32:21.machine is an awesome sight. In Rio, they won 11 medals,

:32:22. > :32:24.made up of six gold, four silver and two bronze and our next two

:32:25. > :32:27.contenders are very much the king and queen of that

:32:28. > :32:48.all-conquering team. Has this been the craziest year of

:32:49. > :32:59.your life, Laura? Pretty crazy, yes, but good crazy. A bit of Olympics

:33:00. > :33:08.and a bit of a wedding. Laura Trott! It must have been exhausting, Jason.

:33:09. > :33:11.Oh, yes. Kenny! Laura, you are now the most

:33:12. > :33:16.successful British female Olympian of all time, what an achievement!

:33:17. > :33:21.Yes, that is more than I could ever have dreamt of.

:33:22. > :33:25.Laura Trott, the first British woman ever to win three Olympic Gold

:33:26. > :33:32.medals! The end of the women's omnium, and

:33:33. > :33:35.less than half of the way to the Olympic Gold.

:33:36. > :33:38.The most successful female Olympian of all time, Laura Trott!

:33:39. > :33:46.I bet there were wild celebrations when you got back?

:33:47. > :33:56.Yes, something like that. Jason Cummings you had a remarkable summer

:33:57. > :34:01.in Rio, how'd you sum it up? It was not bad, I suppose. Jason

:34:02. > :34:05.Kenny, Great Britain are in the lead and the Gold medal goes to Great

:34:06. > :34:12.Britain! The sprint is on, Kenny at the front, Gold medal number five.

:34:13. > :34:18.On assuming, yet unstoppable! That Kieran was dramatic.

:34:19. > :34:24.Well, it was for me. Jason Kenny, can he claim a sixth Gold medal?

:34:25. > :34:29.Here we go! Faces being disqualified. We have to hope that

:34:30. > :34:35.was not Jason Kenny. The riders can stay in the race, it

:34:36. > :34:39.is what they've announced. What a relief! Under way and Jason Kenny

:34:40. > :34:45.has work to do. He has to go round the outside. Jason Kenny has got

:34:46. > :34:50.its! It's a golden hat-trick in Rio! A British record equalling six Gold

:34:51. > :34:57.medals! Shall we take the dogs for it work?

:34:58. > :35:02.Yes, can do. I will get the code. Jason, six Olympic golds now and a

:35:03. > :35:05.silver, that puts you on top of the pile British Olympians!

:35:06. > :35:18.I think you will find that is joint top!

:35:19. > :35:23.So this year, three World Championships Gold medals between

:35:24. > :35:25.you, five Olympic golds. You are pretty extraordinary! Pretty

:35:26. > :35:32.ordinary, actually! Please welcome cycling's supersonic

:35:33. > :36:00.couple, Jason and Laura Kenny. That was a very funny film! And so

:36:01. > :36:03.you! Jason, how much does it mean to you to equal the record of the man

:36:04. > :36:14.who lives in your downstairs cupboard? Yes, I know, it is like

:36:15. > :36:21.being haunted! Yes, it is amazing. I went basically 99% of what I know

:36:22. > :36:24.about elite performance and what to do at the Olympic Games from the

:36:25. > :36:29.gentleman over there! And he has moved into our closet recently! Yes,

:36:30. > :36:34.it is nicer kind of be able to carry that on. I would like to think I'm

:36:35. > :36:39.flying the flag for Chris as well. Yes, it is nice to be the next one

:36:40. > :36:43.and I feel I'm passing that to the next guys, we have a good team

:36:44. > :36:48.coming up and it is pretty special. I think you might have a greater

:36:49. > :36:53.sense of drama than him. That Kirin, it had everybody biting our nails,

:36:54. > :36:59.Chris included. Yes, it was a bit nervous. I mean, I didn't know what

:37:00. > :37:03.was going on, like everything with the Olympics. You are in your little

:37:04. > :37:08.world. You have no idea anybody is watching, let alone everyone! Yes,

:37:09. > :37:12.that was quite strange to find out everyone was watching that and

:37:13. > :37:15.everybody is now an expert in it which has never happened before!

:37:16. > :37:20.Random people quote rules to me now and everybody has an opinion. So

:37:21. > :37:24.that is really strange. It is good to see that people are interested.

:37:25. > :37:30.They are fascinated and they love what you both have achieved. Laura,

:37:31. > :37:35.four Olympic events entered and four Gold medals won and your mother

:37:36. > :37:40.spoke to me about how particular as a baby, it is extraordinary you are

:37:41. > :37:47.this good. Thanks! I just read around in circles! And I love what I

:37:48. > :37:51.do. Becoming the most successful female Olympian was an achievement

:37:52. > :37:56.in itself. But the biggest achievement for me was becoming one

:37:57. > :37:59.of what now is such a huge group of incredible female role models. For

:38:00. > :38:08.me, that is genuinely really important.

:38:09. > :38:13.You are right, it is so important. And around you is an ever-growing

:38:14. > :38:18.team of female cyclists getting better and stronger. Would the two

:38:19. > :38:23.of you ever double up? In the tanned maybe, you might have the work on

:38:24. > :38:30.your aerodynamics. That is just generally what happens at home. I

:38:31. > :38:34.just relax. Jason does all the work! That would have been a very

:38:35. > :38:42.different film! Congratulations on your wedding, by the way. And you

:38:43. > :38:43.are the first ever married couple on the Sports Personality of the Year

:38:44. > :38:58.short list, Jason and Laura Kenny! He is the World Number 1.

:38:59. > :39:02.He is the Jester from Leicester. Mark Selby, for the second time, he

:39:03. > :39:07.lives the world title and he becomes World Champion.

:39:08. > :39:17.This is why this man is World Number 1.

:39:18. > :39:20.Absolutely superb! Michael Sell be! -- Mark Selby!

:39:21. > :39:23.A great year for Mark Selby - the Jester from Leicester - but

:39:24. > :39:26.it's no joke when it comes to the serious business of

:39:27. > :39:29.For years, it's been dominated by the big boys.

:39:30. > :39:30.However, the 2015-16 season was different.

:39:31. > :39:35.And so, thanks to a group of passionate players,

:39:36. > :39:38.a coach with a point to prove and a phalanx of loyal fans

:39:39. > :39:40.who dared to dream, a 5000-1 impossibility -

:39:41. > :40:08.Sport's Unsung Hero the Premier league champions!

:40:09. > :40:18.Leicester City the Premier league champions! Anything is possible!

:40:19. > :40:24.I have lived here all my life and been a Leicester all my life, you

:40:25. > :40:29.never thought it would happen. I would have been happy with top 15. I

:40:30. > :40:31.reckon he will get us to the top ten.

:40:32. > :40:36.Jamie Vardy celebrates the first goal at the KP Stadium this season!

:40:37. > :40:40.The goal is to just stay in the Premier league, not the Champions

:40:41. > :40:44.League or the Europa League! No one knew about him, he came from

:40:45. > :40:49.the lower ranks. Nobody can stop Jamie Vardy right

:40:50. > :40:53.now! He is just so fast. Jamie Vardy has scored for the eighth

:40:54. > :40:59.consecutive Premier league game! What he has done and achieved, I it

:41:00. > :41:07.should be a movie. The record! He has still scored.

:41:08. > :41:12.Jamie Vardy! Jamie Vardy, away from his man, and he has scored, the

:41:13. > :41:17.Premier league record equalling goal. Is that records, banking in

:41:18. > :41:22.goals. He has done it! He has scored in 11 consecutive Games!

:41:23. > :41:24.The man of the moment, the man of the season.

:41:25. > :41:30.Christmas time, is started to believe a little.

:41:31. > :41:35.The story goes on and on. And then we started to win matches and you

:41:36. > :41:39.think... I don't think anybody thought it would last. Gary Lineker

:41:40. > :41:42.included. You will be sitting in that chair in your pants doing much

:41:43. > :41:46.of the Day next season. Thanks very much.

:41:47. > :41:50.It clicks. What a screamer!

:41:51. > :41:56.Nobody will ever forget that. What a goal that is! No one thought

:41:57. > :42:01.we could do it and the bookies have learned a lesson!

:42:02. > :42:04.They are closing in on the most unlikely Premier league title when

:42:05. > :42:15.of all time. Chelsea and Tottenham. Everyone was

:42:16. > :42:22.watching. Eden Hazzard! Leicester City are the champions of

:42:23. > :42:25.England. Now everyone knows Leicester City, it is the David and

:42:26. > :42:32.Goliath story. People will talk about it in years to come. Something

:42:33. > :42:37.truly unbelievable. Anything is possible. So pleased tab in able to

:42:38. > :42:40.see it. -- to have been able to see it. It

:42:41. > :42:42.still gets me! Ladies and gentlemen -

:42:43. > :42:44.please welcome the Leicester City squad, including their coach

:42:45. > :43:24.Claudio Ranieri and striker What a great turnout, thank you for

:43:25. > :43:31.coming! We've got 132 Leicester City bands representing 132 years

:43:32. > :43:36.Leicester's history and the last one was the only time they've ever won

:43:37. > :43:41.the league. Magnificent season, you were a non-league player a few years

:43:42. > :43:44.ago, what a story! Yes, it has been remarkable. The main thing is I

:43:45. > :43:48.would not have been able to do it without the boys behind me. So a

:43:49. > :43:56.great season overall. It certainly was on that record along the way is

:43:57. > :44:00.a little bonus. Yes, I keep getting Christians saying the 11th was his!

:44:01. > :44:07.That is just him for you! -- Christian. And the Vardy party was

:44:08. > :44:12.something special, it went viral. Every Leicester ban was doing the

:44:13. > :44:18.same thing, it was magical. Yes, it was a bit emotional. Tottenham 2-0

:44:19. > :44:22.up, it was quiet around the house and the first goal went in and

:44:23. > :44:26.everybody got excited and the second, everybody has seen the

:44:27. > :44:29.aftermath! Indeed! You have taken it easy in the league this season and

:44:30. > :44:34.you are looking for a Christmas break yourself! Some Games off. It

:44:35. > :44:42.is going on to win the Champions League now, isn't it? Who knows?

:44:43. > :44:48.Stranger things have happened! Won the league last year so why not? You

:44:49. > :44:58.never know. Claudio Ranieri, lovely to have you here this evening.

:44:59. > :45:06.You have managed 15 teams in five different countries over a spell of

:45:07. > :45:08.about 30 years, Claudia. It is your first major league title, it must

:45:09. > :45:19.have been so special? Thank you to my labs, the stuff, all

:45:20. > :45:27.of the fans, it was an amazing story. It was incredible, but it is

:45:28. > :45:40.true. At what stage did you think it was possible? I and a pragmatic man,

:45:41. > :45:48.I believed it when Eden Hazard scored a goal. Eight minutes to go!

:45:49. > :45:53.When we won at Manchester City, and when we lost against Arsenal, and I

:45:54. > :45:58.said, if Arsenal need 95 minutes to beat us, we can do something good

:45:59. > :46:04.this year. It is a very special achievement. Quite possibly the most

:46:05. > :46:09.unlikely success in the history of football. I am delighted to say the

:46:10. > :46:12.sports personality of The Year judging panel has voted you as the

:46:13. > :46:29.2016 Coach of the Year. To present the award are two

:46:30. > :46:31.top footballing men. One is a former Leicester boss who's

:46:32. > :46:33.now in charge of the Republic of Ireland - the

:46:34. > :46:36.other is the current Northern Ireland manager and the

:46:37. > :46:39.2015 Coach of the Year. Please welcome Martin O'Neill

:46:40. > :47:17.and Michael O'Neill. Many congratulations, if you would

:47:18. > :47:24.like to say a few words? I did not expect, I am honest. It is fantastic

:47:25. > :47:28.to take this award here in England. I can say only thank you again to my

:47:29. > :47:38.players, to the chairman, to all of my stuff, but of course, without our

:47:39. > :47:41.fans it was impossible to win this title. Thank you to everybody.

:47:42. > :47:45.Ladies and gentlemen, the Leicester City squad, Jamie Vardy, and the

:47:46. > :48:13.Coach of the Year, cloudy RNA eyrie. Jessica Ennis-Hill has recently

:48:14. > :48:16.retired, but since Rio de Janeiro, a 2011 world silver has turned into

:48:17. > :48:21.gold following the disqualification of a Russian athlete. It is

:48:22. > :48:29.fantastic to see you here. And Olympic and now three-time world

:48:30. > :48:33.champion. From a true great of the sport, we turn to the greatest track

:48:34. > :48:37.and field athlete Britain has ever produced, Mo Farah. He was the man

:48:38. > :48:49.with the unbeatable plan. Here we go, can Mo Farah win his

:48:50. > :48:55.third Olympic gold-medal? No British athlete has ever been able to do

:48:56. > :48:58.that. Try and work my way through the field and get close to the

:48:59. > :49:03.front. Somebody catches my leg, straight to ground. At that point

:49:04. > :49:09.there is nothing you can do. I was panicking, in the back of my mind I

:49:10. > :49:14.was like, it can't happen, you have worked too hard. You have to make

:49:15. > :49:22.sacrifices. Who wants to be away from their friends and family? I

:49:23. > :49:25.have to get up. He is quickly up, just got a little

:49:26. > :49:29.clip. I promised my daughter I would get a

:49:30. > :49:36.gold medal, I can't let her down. Here comes Mo Farah! They come to

:49:37. > :49:41.the inevitable, they bow to his superiority! Mo Farah wins the gold

:49:42. > :49:47.medal! I work hard and I spent a lot of

:49:48. > :49:50.time away from my family. I just had to believe, get through it, I wanted

:49:51. > :49:56.to do it for my kids. I was tired, my body was beaten up,

:49:57. > :50:00.you have to get over it. They will attack again, but Mo Farah

:50:01. > :50:05.has more to give. Mo Farah is going to get old for Great Britain again,

:50:06. > :50:08.the double-double. I felt like I did my kids proud and

:50:09. > :50:11.my nation proud. Mo sadly cant be with us

:50:12. > :50:14.here tonight but I'm delighted to How do you do it?

:50:15. > :50:47.a World and Olympic 5K/10k double - I am sorry I can't be there tonight.

:50:48. > :50:51.We do take it for granted. I dream of being Olympic champion once, then

:50:52. > :50:56.you do it twice in your hometown, and you think, how will it get

:50:57. > :51:00.better? You do it for years later and do what I have done, it has been

:51:01. > :51:08.incredible. I don't know how I do it sometimes. To stay fit is the number

:51:09. > :51:12.one aim, and to peak and perform as you do consistently on the biggest

:51:13. > :51:17.stage comes with sacrifices, and we know how much you adore your family

:51:18. > :51:25.and children, you spend so much time away, how do you cope? I love what I

:51:26. > :51:29.do. I do enjoy it. It is hard work, it is not easy being away from my

:51:30. > :51:34.family and my kids asking where I am, when they are ill you are not

:51:35. > :51:39.there, but it is worth it, it is worth everything. Making my nation

:51:40. > :51:44.proud, my country proud, being on the podium, hearing the national

:51:45. > :51:53.anthem, you cannot get any better than that. You have to make the most

:51:54. > :51:59.of it. I am repeating myself, but work hard for what you do. I try to

:52:00. > :52:06.do my best and work hard. Sometimes it comes with results. Every child

:52:07. > :52:10.now has an Olympic gold-medal! You said you will retire after the World

:52:11. > :52:17.Championships in London next year, so what will it be then, an assault

:52:18. > :52:21.on the marathon? My kids are happy, my oldest daughter was asking

:52:22. > :52:29.questions, and kept asking, and they got something. If I retire, they

:52:30. > :52:33.will have something forever, and that is the proudest thing, I could

:52:34. > :52:40.do something for my kids. In terms of going back to your question, it

:52:41. > :52:45.is hard to say. I would like to be able to do a better job than I did

:52:46. > :52:51.at the London Marathon. I did not get the best out of myself. It is

:52:52. > :52:54.about learning about the event, and hopefully getting the 2017 World

:52:55. > :52:58.Championships out of the way, and then I would like to be able to go

:52:59. > :53:03.to the marathon and learn about it and see what I can do. You are

:53:04. > :53:06.amazing. All of your kids have got a gold medal, and we have got magical

:53:07. > :53:08.memories from your incredible antics.

:53:09. > :53:10.Good luck tonight - Britain's most successful track and field athlete

:53:11. > :53:33.A decent start. Shoulder to shoulder at this point. But Jonnie Peacock

:53:34. > :53:58.pulls away. Jonnie Peacock's gold-medal again.

:53:59. > :54:08.A gold medal, unbelievable. A gold again for ParalympicsGB. Robinson

:54:09. > :54:13.wins gold! Hannah Cockroft takes the gold! She is the Paralympic champion

:54:14. > :54:34.again! Action there from athletics,

:54:35. > :54:43.cycling and swimming, where at the Rio Paralympics Britain won 147

:54:44. > :54:46.medals, including 64 golds, to finish

:54:47. > :54:49.second in the table. 16 of those golds came

:54:50. > :54:52.in the pool, with Bethany Firth here leading the way with three

:54:53. > :54:55.golds and a silver, and also Ellie Robinson - who,

:54:56. > :54:57.aged just 15, won Paralympic gold in a Games record time

:54:58. > :54:59.in the 50m Butterfly. And because of that, Ellie -

:55:00. > :55:03.as you may have seen on The One Show this week -

:55:04. > :55:06.was named as the Young Sports A huge response from everybody, what

:55:07. > :55:26.would you like to say? It is surprising to win this award,

:55:27. > :55:30.thank you to everybody that has played a part and helped me to win.

:55:31. > :55:37.It is great that you are here tonight as well, thank you.

:55:38. > :55:45.Continuing our tradition of gold-medal winning ten three macro.

:55:46. > :55:50.-- Eliies. Away from the pool, 15 golds

:55:51. > :55:52.were won in athletics and 12 came in cycling,

:55:53. > :55:55.two sports which our next two Kadeena Cox triumphed in

:55:56. > :55:58.the velodrome and on the athletics track while former champion swimmer

:55:59. > :56:00.Dame Sarah Storey won another three big Gs

:56:01. > :56:03.on her bike, a Rio Grande achievement indeed by

:56:04. > :56:14.two remarkable women. The journey has been challenging but

:56:15. > :56:20.rewarding. I love doing stalked -- sport, working hard is what I love

:56:21. > :56:23.doing. What it takes to be a champion has changed. Now that I am

:56:24. > :56:29.a mum, it is a different way of life. In 2014I got a diagnosis of

:56:30. > :56:35.multiple sclerosis. It was soul destroying. My sport saved me, it is

:56:36. > :56:40.what I needed to pick me up from the bottom of a pit, it gave me a goal,

:56:41. > :56:44.to go to the Paralympics. Discipline gets you there, it is not really the

:56:45. > :57:04.athlete that is the fastest, it is the one that slows down the least.

:57:05. > :57:11.When I found out I was pregnant after London, I was delighted. There

:57:12. > :57:16.was no Peugeot to come back. When Louisa arrived, I was at home, I

:57:17. > :57:20.gained four stone, and I wondered if I would ever be back to my athletics

:57:21. > :57:25.off, but the body is incredible, and when I got to Brazil, I was in

:57:26. > :57:30.better shape than in London. Sarah Storey are about to make

:57:31. > :57:34.history! She has won the gold-medal again. It is gold-medal number 14 in

:57:35. > :57:38.the career of Sarah Storey. It is great, having Sarah on the

:57:39. > :57:42.team, she has been doing it since the year after I was born, so she

:57:43. > :57:46.knows how to deal with it. It is good to have that around you, it

:57:47. > :57:51.gives you a boost, follow her and you will be fine.

:57:52. > :57:59.An incredible ride from Kadeena Cox, a huge gold-medal, with a brand-new

:58:00. > :58:04.world record! A gold-medal for Kadeena Cox, a new world record!

:58:05. > :58:09.She is a phenomenal athlete, I was watching with my mouth open, I could

:58:10. > :58:13.not believe it. I did not realise how quick she was going to go, it

:58:14. > :58:17.was immense. Anybody that watched me on the podium saw me smiling and

:58:18. > :58:24.dancing and crying. It was emotional. But it is a feeling you

:58:25. > :58:29.can't describe. The gold-medal not just on the bike

:58:30. > :58:35.but on the track as well. The most successful British female

:58:36. > :58:37.Paralympian of all time. The title was previously held by Tanni

:58:38. > :58:44.Grey-Thompson, who is a huge hero of mine. You are trying to make sure

:58:45. > :58:47.you inspire others to participate. Cycling is fantastic, so many women

:58:48. > :58:51.will be delighted to hear you just get better with age. You dream about

:58:52. > :58:58.doing it, but actually achieving something is different. I have

:58:59. > :59:01.managed to empower so many people. It makes me super emotional, but I

:59:02. > :59:08.love I have done something special. Have members of ParalympicsGB on the

:59:09. > :59:11.stage. Please welcome Paralympic stars

:59:12. > :59:41.Kadeena Cox and Dame Sarah Storey. Incredible work. Huge

:59:42. > :59:48.congratulations. Let's go back to a promising athlete who loved her

:59:49. > :59:53.sport and then the strokes and diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, how

:59:54. > :59:58.important was sport to you? I say it all the time, it saved my life. I

:59:59. > :00:02.would never have got to where I am mentally had I not got back into

:00:03. > :00:09.sport. It took me a couple of days, I was trying to get back. It kept me

:00:10. > :00:13.driven, you set a goal and you want to achieve it. Every athlete will

:00:14. > :00:16.know that when you have a goal, you will do anything to achieve what you

:00:17. > :00:20.want to which Eve. I just worked really hard and it helped me forget

:00:21. > :00:25.about the horrible situation, the nights when I was up all night

:00:26. > :00:26.because I was spasming. It made me realise there was something bigger I

:00:27. > :00:35.could do. The challenges physically, they are

:00:36. > :00:41.enormous, you tackle one sport and you decide to get on a bike to see

:00:42. > :00:45.if you are good at that, why? I feel like Laura stole my line, because I

:00:46. > :00:50.like running and cycling in circles! It was just something that came up

:00:51. > :00:56.and I was good and it helped. I was all right! And you are this

:00:57. > :01:02.important and powerful role model. Many reasons, have you realised that

:01:03. > :01:05.since you have returned from Rio? Yes, it is really weird, but I enjoy

:01:06. > :01:09.it, I wanted to do something different and push the boundaries

:01:10. > :01:13.and show with setbacks and even as a female athlete, you can achieve what

:01:14. > :01:18.you want to achieve. I wanted to do that so people could think, maybe I

:01:19. > :01:24.could do that as well. And you do it with a glorious smile on your face,

:01:25. > :01:28.with such joy. Good luck tonight, Kadeena. And of course, Kadeena is

:01:29. > :01:33.the new kid on the Paralympic block. She would look to somebody like Dame

:01:34. > :01:38.Sarah Storey for inspiration and in terms of longevity, your career is

:01:39. > :01:45.epic! Yes, as MS reminded me, she was born the year before I started!

:01:46. > :01:51.Did she say that to you? That is Kadeena reminded me. I started as a

:01:52. > :01:54.14-year-old and I came home to do my GCSE courses and I went on Blue

:01:55. > :01:59.Peter and I got my A-level results all sides in Atlanta in April box

:02:00. > :02:04.because mobile phones were not invented! They might have been, but

:02:05. > :02:09.only for businessmen. I came home and I went on no's house party back

:02:10. > :02:15.in the day! I did not get in the gunge tank. The swimming pool in the

:02:16. > :02:18.cycling through ear infections. But it is the lessons in swimming and

:02:19. > :02:25.that dedication you need to get up early that has allowed me to be good

:02:26. > :02:29.on the bike and cycling is my first love and I love being out in the

:02:30. > :02:33.countryside and training my heart out. Mainly on the road. And I do

:02:34. > :02:39.the whizzing round bet on the track and back out on the road, so

:02:40. > :02:43.incredible it has been so long. Seven Paralympic Games and 14 Gold

:02:44. > :02:48.medals, Rio the most challenging as you had a fairly big change in life

:02:49. > :02:52.between London and Rio. It was at this .4 years ago I announced I was

:02:53. > :02:59.pregnant. Don't worry, I am not doing that tonight! Louise arrived

:03:00. > :03:05.in the summer of 2013 and I decided it was time to get back on the bike.

:03:06. > :03:10.Nine months later, I40 macro two world titles and realised Rio was

:03:11. > :03:14.definitely on and to have her in Rio was the icing on the cake. You'd

:03:15. > :03:19.think it is amazing to win your home Games and it is and to have your

:03:20. > :03:26.little girl in the crowd and jumping over the fence, it is just amazing

:03:27. > :03:29.to have her out there with the family, amazing support. Another

:03:30. > :03:44.wonderful performance from both of you. Many thanks and good luck, Dame

:03:45. > :03:51.Sarah Storey and Kadeena Cox. The world to 20 final. England, West

:03:52. > :03:59.Indies, breathtaking Brathwaite. Four balls, four sixes,

:04:00. > :04:05.Unforgettable, another big hitter, Anthony Joshua, blasted his way to a

:04:06. > :04:10.world title. Across London, a trip, but still a triumph. Personal

:04:11. > :04:15.victories on the streets behind and the skies above. From out of this

:04:16. > :04:21.world to ruling the world in the Grand National. The champion jump

:04:22. > :04:25.jockey was Richard Johnson. In Wembley, the Wembley sway, but

:04:26. > :04:30.Manchester United had the FA Cup's killer move. A familiar winning

:04:31. > :04:37.routine for Arsenal's ladies are the Champions League, who else? Ronaldo.

:04:38. > :04:43.Gareth Bale and Real Madrid. Liverpool in the rugby league. Title

:04:44. > :04:50.number 47 for Celtic, Hibernian had, that for a while.

:04:51. > :04:56.114 years of pain! One team in club rugby union, a season of Saracens

:04:57. > :05:02.Silver. The Pro12 went to convert. A world title to the toughest of

:05:03. > :05:06.toffees. Trueblue Tony Bellew. Glorious birds like Ricky in

:05:07. > :05:13.Glasgow. Alistair Cook's 10,000th run helped England Sea of Sri Lanka.

:05:14. > :05:17.A landmark Brown also in the Derby. A modern milestone for a British UFC

:05:18. > :05:26.champion. In Paris, a glimpse of the future. But Andy Murray was still

:05:27. > :05:31.waiting to get past Novak. And he did not have to wait long!

:05:32. > :05:35.More of that later. And you are keen to vote, but do not do so yet

:05:36. > :05:40.because you cannot vote until you see the 16 contenders.

:05:41. > :05:42.some of the British team from the Invictus Games

:05:43. > :05:46.Now in its second year, the event for wounded,

:05:47. > :05:54.injured and sick servicemen and women is a global event

:05:55. > :05:57.It truly demonstrates the healing power of sport.

:05:58. > :06:00.And so from the wonderful Invictus athletes,

:06:01. > :06:03.it's time now to give out the Get Inspired Unsung Hero -

:06:04. > :06:04.which recognises those wonderful people from our communities

:06:05. > :06:07.who do so much work at grass roots level.

:06:08. > :06:09.To present it, please welcome a Sport Relief fundraising

:06:10. > :06:11.marathon man and a lady whose dignified and courageous

:06:12. > :06:13.campaigning for 27 years helped the 96 Hillsborough victims and

:06:14. > :06:15.their families finally get the truth and justice

:06:16. > :06:20.It's a pleasure to welcome Eddie Izzard and Margaret Aspinall.

:06:21. > :06:48.Margaret, it's wonderful you are here to represent all the

:06:49. > :06:50.families following the verdict in April, you are an inspiration

:06:51. > :07:00.Thank you. Absolutely.

:07:01. > :07:03.And, Eddie, as our Get Inspired Ambassador it's lovely

:07:04. > :07:07.to have you back with us and it would be fitting if you

:07:08. > :07:11.Tonight is our opportunity to celebrate

:07:12. > :07:14.volunteers all over the UK who give up their precious time

:07:15. > :07:20.Without you, we simply wouldn't have nights like this and we

:07:21. > :07:26.wouldn't have the amazing sportsmen and women we do.

:07:27. > :07:30.So, please, let's all come together and by using the

:07:31. > :07:32.#BigThankYou, let's tell the volunteers everywhere what they

:07:33. > :07:46.So the details for all of you at home are on the screen.

:07:47. > :07:59.You know a volunteer or if it is all volunteers working for free.

:08:00. > :08:01.Tonight, here at this magnificent event, we are lucky

:08:02. > :08:03.to be joined by 15 Unsung Heroes from all the

:08:04. > :08:14.I would love a big round of applause for them.

:08:15. > :08:17.You are all incredible but, tonight, only one of you can be

:08:18. > :08:35.I was brought up in an area of deprivation. I got myself into gangs

:08:36. > :08:41.and I got a criminal record and I was going down the wrong pathway. I

:08:42. > :08:46.in a dark place and I was suicidal and boxing was something that helped

:08:47. > :08:51.me. So I thought, set up a boxing club. And through the boxing club, I

:08:52. > :08:56.was getting people like myself who I could relate to because I had been

:08:57. > :09:01.there and done it myself. Marcellus Baz is an icon, you does not just

:09:02. > :09:06.provide the gym but a refuge. He is very dedicated. He does not give up

:09:07. > :09:12.on you. He is like the older brother I have not got. He is a special man.

:09:13. > :09:16.He makes me feel happy, like where I need to be.

:09:17. > :09:20.It means the world to me to give people focus and direction and

:09:21. > :09:24.support and that gives me so much satisfaction and it gives me so much

:09:25. > :09:25.drive to continue doing what I am doing.

:09:26. > :09:30.Please welcome the Get Inspired Unsung Hero for 2016.

:09:31. > :10:16.Congratulations, Marcellus, would you like to

:10:17. > :10:16.Congratulations, Marcellus, would honoured to be here today.

:10:17. > :10:23.Speechless, Marcellus Baz!

:10:24. > :11:08.my family who has had to support Huge noise was the comments! It is

:11:09. > :11:32.number four, Mark Cavendish! Another Tour de Force

:11:33. > :12:08.by Chris Froome. And so is our next

:12:09. > :12:16.contender Andy Murray, who sizzled in the summer and starred

:12:17. > :12:21.throughout the whole of the tennis year to end up

:12:22. > :12:31.as the Christmas number one. A young boy from Dunblane who dared

:12:32. > :12:36.to dream. Hopefully I will play at Wimbledon in about four years.

:12:37. > :12:41.First, Wimbledon, then the world. Lofty ambitions for a kid from

:12:42. > :12:50.Scotland. In 2016, his dreams came true.

:12:51. > :12:58.The year started with his old nemesis on top. Time to put the

:12:59. > :13:03.tennis on hold. I will be on the next flight home. The boy was now a

:13:04. > :13:08.father, added responsibility, a different outlook on life, would he

:13:09. > :13:14.take his eye off the ball? Not a chance. A first final in Paris.

:13:15. > :13:19.Reunited with his old coach. A record fifth title at Queen's and

:13:20. > :13:24.then, Wimbledon. He is there! It is Murray's time in

:13:25. > :13:28.the sunshine of Centre Court once again. It was turning into the

:13:29. > :13:34.perfect summer. Andy Murray has won a Gold medal

:13:35. > :13:38.again! For all the success, there was still

:13:39. > :13:45.one thing missing. He is the World Number 1!

:13:46. > :13:53.The 2016. The boy from Dunblane dreamt big. In 2016, Andy Murray's

:13:54. > :13:58.dreams came true. Yes, he is something else! And they

:13:59. > :14:11.can join us live from his training base in Miami. You look pretty

:14:12. > :14:15.comfortable, not a bad spot. Your second Wimbledon title and second

:14:16. > :14:20.Olympic title, number one in the world, that must be a pretty good

:14:21. > :14:25.year? Yes, it has been the best year in my

:14:26. > :14:29.career. Winning Wimbledon the second time after losing a lot of big

:14:30. > :14:33.finals the last couple of years was really important for my confidence.

:14:34. > :14:38.The Olympics again was amazing and the finish the year number one was

:14:39. > :14:42.something I had never done before and I never expected to do. The last

:14:43. > :14:47.six months were the best of my career on the court. It has been a

:14:48. > :14:51.great year for tennis in the UK. We had Johanna Konta in the top ten in

:14:52. > :14:54.the singles for the women and my brother got to number one in

:14:55. > :15:00.doubles. Gordon Reid in the Wheelchair Singles and in the quad

:15:01. > :15:04.singles finishing number one, so a great year for tennis and proud to

:15:05. > :15:12.be a part of that. It is also the year that you became

:15:13. > :15:15.a father. Now, most fathers find it quite difficult to adapt to work

:15:16. > :15:20.after that, but it seems to have been an inspiration for you.

:15:21. > :15:30.I have loved it. It was a challenge, obviously, at the start there are a

:15:31. > :15:34.lot of things to learn, it is a big adjustment in your life, but it made

:15:35. > :15:39.me realise that tennis is not the most important thing any more, there

:15:40. > :15:45.is more to life than my sport. Away from the court I am a lot happier, I

:15:46. > :15:52.am not thinking about tennis all of the time. It has helped my

:15:53. > :15:56.performances on the court. You are now number one in the world, going

:15:57. > :16:04.into next year, is it your time to dominate tennis? Is that the

:16:05. > :16:10.ambition? I don't know. I will try my best. That is why I am here,

:16:11. > :16:18.training in Miami. Away from my family. Trying to keep getting

:16:19. > :16:21.better. Now that I have got to normal one, it has taken a lot of

:16:22. > :16:27.hard work to get there, I want to try my best to stay there. It will

:16:28. > :16:31.be tough, I am getting older, and a lot of the new guys are really big

:16:32. > :16:35.talents. I will give it my best shot, but it will be hard. We wish

:16:36. > :16:39.you well, thank you for joining us again. One of our Chief contenders,

:16:40. > :17:01.Andy Murray, the world number one. David Florence, Richard Hounslow,

:17:02. > :17:05.silver medal. Liam Heath, the most successful British Olympic paddle of

:17:06. > :17:13.all time. It is sharper than sharp. Joe Clarke is the Olympic champion.

:17:14. > :17:19.Giles Scott, the gold-medal winner in the men's heavyweight. Hannah

:17:20. > :17:22.Mills and Saskia Clark take the gold medal in the women's to Person

:17:23. > :17:31.dinghy. Nick Dempsey, another silver. Forgive orderly and

:17:32. > :17:38.Katherine Grainger, the most decorated female Olympian of all

:17:39. > :17:43.time. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. Five in a row, they have

:17:44. > :17:45.done it in style again. The first time Great Britain have won an

:17:46. > :17:49.Olympic medal in the women's's eight. Great Britain in the men's

:17:50. > :18:00.eight of the Olympic champions. One of the most successful

:18:01. > :18:02.partnerships has come to an end, but we are delighted to see Heather

:18:03. > :18:07.Stanning and Helen Glover here tonight. Thank you for coming.

:18:08. > :18:12.Talking of partnerships ending, Charlotte Dujardin and her wonder

:18:13. > :18:18.horse bowed out after defending their individual title in the

:18:19. > :18:24.summer. But putting his feet up is not an option for our next

:18:25. > :18:25.contender. At 58, he became an Olympic individual show-jumping

:18:26. > :18:37.champion. It is Nick Skelton. The best sports people in the world

:18:38. > :18:45.are gifted. This is a natural talent. He just gets on, he rides.

:18:46. > :18:52.You are lucky that you have a long career. This one has been very long.

:18:53. > :18:58.A star is born. Nick Skelton. At the time he seemed indestructible, to me

:18:59. > :19:03.anyway. I broke my neck in 2000, they said I should not ride again,

:19:04. > :19:07.that was a bad time. I landed vertically, on the top of my head.

:19:08. > :19:13.The vast majority of people who have that guy. If you want it, you have

:19:14. > :19:21.to work hard. I did not think for a minute he would not ride again. We

:19:22. > :19:28.are all horsemen, it is all we do. If ever a horse was going to do it,

:19:29. > :19:30.he was, brave, intelligent. When Big Star came along, we knew the dream

:19:31. > :19:33.was on. This is the one he wants more than

:19:34. > :19:39.any. It was his last chance.

:19:40. > :19:45.What a composition. This is it, do or die. Nick Skelton

:19:46. > :19:54.and extort take the gold medal for Great Britain.

:19:55. > :19:56.After trying, crashing out. To finally achieve the dream, that is

:19:57. > :20:06.special. The most emotional moment of the

:20:07. > :20:08.Olympic Games for me and many people. We will talk to him in a

:20:09. > :20:12.moment. One of the star Paralympians

:20:13. > :20:14.on horseback in Rio was, once again, Sophie Christiansen,

:20:15. > :20:16.who plays the most impressive numbers game

:20:17. > :20:29.in all walks of life. Two months premature, one heart

:20:30. > :20:36.attack, one collapsed lung, as well as Syria ball pulls the. -- three

:20:37. > :20:42.ball pulls the. Sophie Christiansen has spent her life ignoring this

:20:43. > :20:47.chaos theory. It is not this order, but the purest form of order, that

:20:48. > :20:50.can make half a tonne of horse moved to such a precise rhythm that it

:20:51. > :21:01.brings gold medal at the gold-medal after gold-medal. A first Masters in

:21:02. > :21:06.mathematics, two days a week working in the Square mile. Giving the mind

:21:07. > :21:10.a different focus. Lessening the intensity of competing at the

:21:11. > :21:16.highest level. Other numbers are earned in an equation that takes

:21:17. > :21:19.four long years to solve. Training hours times dedication times sweat

:21:20. > :21:27.times pain times effort times she unbeatable will. It equals

:21:28. > :21:32.incredulous, incredible results, four Paralympic appearances, ten

:21:33. > :21:37.medals, eight of them gold, three gold medals in Rio de Janeiro, a

:21:38. > :21:40.proven equation cannot rely. Sophie's formula is the winning

:21:41. > :21:47.formula. But there is one last number. One beaming, life affirming,

:21:48. > :21:52.determined, successful against all the odds, bright and enormous smile.

:21:53. > :22:19.Please welcome Sophie Christiansen and Nick Skelton.

:22:20. > :22:26.Sophie, I know how busy you are, how hard you work in the city. What does

:22:27. > :22:35.Riding bring to your life, why is it so important for you to be

:22:36. > :22:45.competing? I started riding at six. To help my disability.

:22:46. > :22:55.I have been really competitive all my life. When I found a sport I

:22:56. > :22:57.could excel at, I just wanted to be the best I could be. You most

:22:58. > :23:11.certainly are. Usually, in any equestrian sport,

:23:12. > :23:21.you build up a partnership with your horse, but you did not have that

:23:22. > :23:26.luxury in herself. When you have is -- been in the sport for so long,

:23:27. > :23:30.you need to keep it fresh, and I do that by using different horses. In

:23:31. > :23:38.all of the four Paralympic Games I have competed on different horses,

:23:39. > :23:44.to make sure I peek at the right time. Just to give yourself an extra

:23:45. > :23:52.challenge! Eight Paralympic gold medal so far. And counting, you can

:23:53. > :24:03.be sure of that. Nick proving that the best things to those who wait.

:24:04. > :24:12.Yes, I waited a long time. I was getting near the end, I was running

:24:13. > :24:20.out of time. Luckily it all went right. It sure did. You were first

:24:21. > :24:24.to go in the jump off, you are half show-jumper, half jockey, you have a

:24:25. > :24:31.racing brain, you went for it. When you have a horse like that, it makes

:24:32. > :24:39.the job easier. All over my career I feel very honoured to have served my

:24:40. > :24:44.country for 40 years at what I do, and to win the gold medal on the

:24:45. > :24:56.last chance, I had a team in London which was great, but I think Rio was

:24:57. > :24:59.more special. It is great. I feel very privileged to be standing here

:25:00. > :25:05.tonight with all of these great sportsmen and sportswomen. To stand

:25:06. > :25:08.here is terrific. It is probably going to be the last time I am

:25:09. > :25:13.standing here. I am running out of time. I would like to thank

:25:14. > :25:17.everybody that has helped me along the way stop a lot of people,

:25:18. > :25:23.especially those who have bought lottery tickets, to help Team GB

:25:24. > :25:26.with the UK lottery. Without them, our medal tally not have been as

:25:27. > :25:31.good, so I want to thank those people. You paid -- played your

:25:32. > :25:33.part. Good luck tonight, Nick Skelton

:25:34. > :25:51.and Sophie Christiansen. Wimbledon, Britain in Bloom. Week

:25:52. > :26:00.one belonged to a late flower, Marcus Willis. This is unbelievable.

:26:01. > :26:04.Centre of attention again, Serena Williams, grand Slam 22. The

:26:05. > :26:14.wheelchair singles to Gordon Reid, and the doubles. At the open, golf

:26:15. > :26:22.from another dimensional. What a round of golf. A first victory for

:26:23. > :26:26.Henrik Stenson. The women's open went to this player. The British

:26:27. > :26:28.Grand Prix was the home leg of a Hamilton rally, and another title at

:26:29. > :26:33.another wait for that man Carl Frampton. Energetic Pakistan gave

:26:34. > :26:43.England a most thorough work-out. Joe Root to tip, series drawn.

:26:44. > :26:50.Northants sees the #BigThankYou crown. British history in MotoGP,

:26:51. > :26:54.two race victories for Cal Crutchlow. The Great North Run, a

:26:55. > :27:01.day of reddish icons. All dog spirit for Kell Brook, even in defeat. No

:27:02. > :27:05.disgrace either in the Davis Cup. But Great Britain made way for

:27:06. > :27:09.Argentina. It went downhill gloriously for Great Britain in

:27:10. > :27:13.mountain biking. The county summer came down to a session, Middlesex's

:27:14. > :27:16.moment. Warwickshire's day in the cup. Manchester City's Super League

:27:17. > :27:22.season, unbeaten. Well done, Birmingham,

:27:23. > :28:25.for that Viking Thunderclap. But there's no need to give

:28:26. > :28:28.yourself a round of That famous chant will

:28:29. > :28:31.live long in the memory following this summer's

:28:32. > :28:32.European Championships, where headlining for the home

:28:33. > :28:34.nations were Wales. Led by our next contender,

:28:35. > :28:37.the brilliant Gareth Bale. The Dragons had the time

:28:38. > :28:46.of their lives, so let's relive those five weeks

:28:47. > :28:48.of fantasy football en France, in the company of

:28:49. > :28:58.The Voice, Sir Tom Jones. We are a small nation, a small,

:28:59. > :29:01.proud nation. We thought we knew who we were, but this summer changed

:29:02. > :29:09.things. We thought our sporting passion lay mostly with the oval

:29:10. > :29:13.ball. We were wrong. We wanted to enjoy the Euros, but did not expect

:29:14. > :29:21.to be in France for long. Wrong again. We really believed we were

:29:22. > :29:29.together, stronger, but we had no idea how strong. Euro 2016 saw

:29:30. > :29:32.strength in many different guises. Like strength in rising to the

:29:33. > :29:41.expectation of being home favourites. A strength also in

:29:42. > :29:45.overcoming the odds, stubbornly ignoring predictions of failure.

:29:46. > :29:50.Gareth McAuley for Northern Ireland! The grandiose reputations of

:29:51. > :29:57.opponents matching them blow for blow. And in these moments of

:29:58. > :30:04.strength, we also see weaknesses. When the pressure becomes too much.

:30:05. > :30:08.The bravado will and the soul is stripped bare.

:30:09. > :30:09.Iceland has turned it around! England's embarrassment is Iceland's

:30:10. > :30:20.ecstasy. And all that is left is a broken

:30:21. > :30:24.dream. For Wales, the dream was very much alive. Of course, it helps to

:30:25. > :30:31.have one of the best players in the world. Off the pitch, Gareth was

:30:32. > :30:36.like one of the boys. But on it, he was every inch the superstar we know

:30:37. > :30:40.he is. He got us to France and he was going to do everything he could

:30:41. > :30:45.to keep as there! It is that manner, Gareth Bale, what

:30:46. > :30:49.a ball, what a goal! Even in the quarterfinals, we were

:30:50. > :30:54.living the dream. I was small, proud nation.

:30:55. > :31:00.Wales are heading into the semifinals!

:31:01. > :31:10.Wake your kids up, something special is happening here tonight!

:31:11. > :31:14.In the semifinals, we faced Portugal. A team with a similar

:31:15. > :31:18.mindset and make-up. They also had one of the greatest players in the

:31:19. > :31:23.world. Across, Ronaldo! Against Wales,

:31:24. > :31:27.Cristiano Ronaldo made the difference.

:31:28. > :31:31.It will be Portugal in Paris on Sunday.

:31:32. > :31:34.In Paris, Portugal's collective strength was more evident his

:31:35. > :31:40.absence. And a shot!

:31:41. > :31:46.A super strike! Football is a sport with incredible individuals. But

:31:47. > :31:51.Euro 2016 reminded us we had nothing without the team. Portugal, France

:31:52. > :31:53.and Wales, we were all together. Stronger.

:31:54. > :31:57.Sadly, Gareth's unable to join us - he's

:31:58. > :32:24.But his gaffer's here, Wales boss Chris Coleman.

:32:25. > :32:31.Thank you for the pleasure you gave us during the summer, the nominal

:32:32. > :32:34.performance from the Welsh team and your management was obviously a

:32:35. > :32:41.vital part of that. How important to you was Gareth Bale, the contender

:32:42. > :32:46.tonight? Yes, I think when you have a player with that talent, it is one

:32:47. > :32:53.thing having him, you need him to perform. And thankfully, he did that

:32:54. > :32:58.99% of the time. And when you have got that someone to follow, you have

:32:59. > :33:03.got a standard set and we try to follow that standard. He has been

:33:04. > :33:08.absolutely magnificent. And also, a Champions League winner for Real

:33:09. > :33:12.Madrid this year. How good is he? How does he compare with the great

:33:13. > :33:19.players we have on the planet at the moment? I think you have to say he

:33:20. > :33:26.is up there. The wind two Champions League tournaments in three years --

:33:27. > :33:29.to win. For a player from our country, Wales, England, Scotland,

:33:30. > :33:34.Ireland, Republic of Ireland, to go abroad and the plague, he is one of

:33:35. > :33:38.the more successful players to win two Champions League is in three

:33:39. > :33:43.years. He will get better, he has a fantastic mentality and he has a

:33:44. > :33:47.natural talent so for me, you have to put him up there with some of the

:33:48. > :33:51.best players in the world. As for Wales and yourself coming you have

:33:52. > :33:56.set yourself high standards, semifinal of the Euros, Russia 2018

:33:57. > :34:01.final? That is the only way forward! We are in good company at the

:34:02. > :34:06.minute. We have got Martin O'Neill and Michael O'Neill who have done

:34:07. > :34:09.fantastic jobs with their respective countries. Gareth Southgate is here

:34:10. > :34:23.and I want to wish him the best with England. I think the home-grown

:34:24. > :34:24.countries looking quite good at the moment.

:34:25. > :34:29.They certainly are, lovely to see you here, thank you much.

:34:30. > :34:31.And, Gareth, if you are watching at home,

:34:32. > :34:34.Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Coleman and

:34:35. > :34:54.Olympic Games Rod Lawler -- Bronze Medallist.

:34:55. > :34:59.This one is really hotting up. One second away. And that is the head

:35:00. > :35:01.shot in the last second, what a turnaround, Mohamed could not hang

:35:02. > :35:05.on. I was so close to being Olympic

:35:06. > :35:08.champion! Jade Jones, the fighter from Flint.

:35:09. > :35:16.This promises to be an absolute classic! Olympic Taekwondo at its

:35:17. > :35:22.very best. The Welsh wonder strikes Gold again! Double Olympic champion.

:35:23. > :35:24.The complete gold, silver and bronze Taekwondo set -

:35:25. > :35:29.and it's lovely to see Wales' double Olympic champion Jade Jones here.

:35:30. > :35:33.And so from a wonder woman, we move on now to a group of wonder women

:35:34. > :35:39.captained by our final contender, Kate Richardson-Walsh.

:35:40. > :35:41.The British hockey team made a massive impact in Rio, as millions

:35:42. > :35:44.followed their progress to the final, which was to have the most

:35:45. > :35:58.There was an unbelievable sense of belief that the team could do

:35:59. > :36:05.something really special in Rio. An absolute beauty! We had worked

:36:06. > :36:09.hard as a squad to create our identity.

:36:10. > :36:16.Create history and inspire the future. Kate is a captain and a

:36:17. > :36:19.player is so inspirational to all of us!

:36:20. > :36:21.There is no other word for that girl, absolute legend, we all just

:36:22. > :36:26.want to be her! That is basically it's! We had our

:36:27. > :36:31.backs against the world at times in that tournament. But never brought

:36:32. > :36:36.any sense of fear or doubt. She has got it! Britain in the Olympic

:36:37. > :36:40.final! After about 30 seconds, every player

:36:41. > :36:44.looked at each other and it was one more game, we have got one more game

:36:45. > :36:49.to play! Here we go, Gold medal on the line.

:36:50. > :36:54.The Dutch were out to win their third consecutive Olympic Gold

:36:55. > :36:56.medal. Skilful, fast and is determined. A

:36:57. > :37:01.Gold for the Netherlands, 2-1 in front.

:37:02. > :37:06.The game kept swinging. Krista Curran brings Great Britain

:37:07. > :37:10.level! 3-2. Yes, they are there, embrace them.

:37:11. > :37:14.It is gold. I remember watching the clock and I

:37:15. > :37:19.looked at them and they did not want to be in a penalty shoot out.

:37:20. > :37:26.Hannah Richardson-Walsh scores! You think are pressured moments and Kate

:37:27. > :37:30.has that leadership ability to calm a situation down. We have done this

:37:31. > :37:37.before. She has hit the post! She has missed!

:37:38. > :37:41.This is the golden opportunity. It was just, believe it. Holly Webb on

:37:42. > :37:45.her way. We were clinging on to each other. You could feel people going

:37:46. > :37:56.like this! She turns and she scores! That is

:37:57. > :38:04.the golden goal! It was almost like there was nobody else there! It was

:38:05. > :38:10.just us! It happens, it can happen and it was just amazing.

:38:11. > :38:14.I still get goose bumps just thinking back to that moment, it was

:38:15. > :38:18.so incredible. Kate can hang up a hockey stick and

:38:19. > :38:26.be superb proud of her career, we all going miss her.

:38:27. > :38:29.What a moment, when women's team sport became the ten o'clock News.

:38:30. > :38:31.golden girls and Kate Richardson-Walsh.

:38:32. > :38:57.You have to take centre stage, I know it is all about the team, huge

:38:58. > :39:06.congratulations. You are the first-ever hockey player to make it

:39:07. > :39:10.onto the short list. It is just a tremendous honour. We

:39:11. > :39:14.are so blessed in this country with so many fantastic athletes and we

:39:15. > :39:20.are so good at so many sports. But to be here with these amazing women

:39:21. > :39:24.and from such a big squad of 31 to represent a hockey family and the

:39:25. > :39:30.beyond this stage is a very proud moment. 30 years as captain, 375

:39:31. > :39:37.caps, what will it be like leaving them behind? Easy! No, joking! This

:39:38. > :39:46.squad mean everything to me. I told you not to make me cry! They are

:39:47. > :39:50.just... They are everything, they are my inspiration, my rock. They

:39:51. > :39:54.see me at my best and my worst and they have got me through both. It

:39:55. > :39:59.really is all about the squad for that reason.

:40:00. > :40:02.And of course, at the end of what was an incredible Olympic Games for

:40:03. > :40:09.Team GB, those golden performances, your team-mates from Team GB chose

:40:10. > :40:13.you above everyone else to carry the flag at the closing ceremony. What

:40:14. > :40:25.an accolade! Where does that ranking your achievements?

:40:26. > :40:35.As I said, to see the athletes appear and to be in the building in

:40:36. > :40:38.Team GB and to see the athletes returning with their medals and to

:40:39. > :40:42.watch the Paralympics and to be part of that Olympic movement is very

:40:43. > :40:46.special. To contribute to that with a medal is extra special and to walk

:40:47. > :40:50.out with the flag at the closing ceremony really was the icing on the

:40:51. > :40:57.cake. You are incredible. You are all amazing. Our hockey

:40:58. > :41:00.champions and our 16th and final contender, Kate Richardson-Walsh!

:41:01. > :41:14.What a noise in this arena and what a view from up here. You want to be

:41:15. > :41:18.You've seen and heard from all 16 contenders bidding

:41:19. > :41:20.to become the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of

:41:21. > :41:24.the Year and I can now tell you that voting is open!

:41:25. > :41:44.Calls cost 50p plus any network charge, please ask for the bill

:41:45. > :41:45.payer's permission. Online, you can find terms and conditions, do not

:41:46. > :42:48.vote if you are watching On Demand. You have about 30 minutes to vote so

:42:49. > :42:52.do not delay, voting details are online and available also on the red

:42:53. > :43:01.button where they will be signed for signing with users.

:43:02. > :43:11.Here come the Brits! Jack Laugher and Chris Mears.

:43:12. > :43:14.Tremendous! Yes, so good! Yes!, and! It is gold, Jack Laugher

:43:15. > :43:17.and Chris Mears have done it! What a moment, a first

:43:18. > :43:20.British Olympic diving gold, with And now it gives me great

:43:21. > :43:24.pleasure to introduce a young man who's inspired so many of

:43:25. > :43:27.us to jump into the pool. And a super-woman who's

:43:28. > :43:31.encouraged us to put our Three times winner of the Young

:43:32. > :43:45.Sports Personality of the Year... Please welcome Tom

:43:46. > :43:47.Daley and the 2002 Sports Personality of

:43:48. > :43:49.the Year, Paula Radcliffe. Tom and Paula are here

:43:50. > :44:02.to present our next award, which is named in honour

:44:03. > :44:04.of Helen Rollason, our much-loved BBC colleague

:44:05. > :44:08.who died of cancer in 1999. Helen's name lives on in her

:44:09. > :44:11.charity, with the award reflecting the virtues she showed

:44:12. > :44:16.throughout her life Courage, achievement and the ability

:44:17. > :44:20.to inspire in adversity. This year's recipient

:44:21. > :44:23.personifies all those qualities and is a shining example to us all,

:44:24. > :44:40.with his marathon challenge I had such fun as a child, I was

:44:41. > :44:45.really happy, really confident. That changed when I went away to school.

:44:46. > :44:50.The fact that I did not have the same clothes or the right haircut, I

:44:51. > :44:53.would be called names. That mental side of bullying turned into

:44:54. > :44:59.something physical and I was beaten up sometimes on a daily basis. I did

:45:00. > :45:05.not really start figuring out my sexuality until I was probably about

:45:06. > :45:10.13. I knew I was gay but I was not ready to accept it. After five more

:45:11. > :45:13.years of the bullying, more directed towards the sexuality side of

:45:14. > :45:15.things, that is when it took its toll on me and I tried to take my

:45:16. > :45:24.own life. I had slipped into depression, I did

:45:25. > :45:28.not even know who I was, and that is what made me sit up and think, I

:45:29. > :45:36.can't do this any more, my life needs to change. It was a friend of

:45:37. > :45:42.mine at work who said, come down to my local running club. I run two or

:45:43. > :45:50.three miles. In a way it was like I had won the Olympics. I did not wake

:45:51. > :45:54.up one morning thinking I would run all of those marathons. We wanted to

:45:55. > :45:59.raise a quarter of ?1 million for Anti-Bullying Week show it is. We

:46:00. > :46:07.needed to do something big. We cover 10,506.2 miles. We are on the beach!

:46:08. > :46:20.Amazing! Revisited 101 different schools. Say hello, everyone! We

:46:21. > :46:27.have had 250,000 miles! Bullying is incredibly destructive M people's

:46:28. > :46:32.lives. The e-mail that we get from parents and kids, it seems to be

:46:33. > :46:35.heading home that there is an issue. So many people have been touched by

:46:36. > :46:38.this. That makes us incredibly proud.

:46:39. > :46:42.This year's Helen Rollason Award goes to...

:46:43. > :46:50.A man who responded to bullying by taking on a staggering challenge, he

:46:51. > :46:54.ran more than 10,500 miles in 401 days. Show your appreciation for Ben

:46:55. > :47:30.Smith. What an incredible achievement,

:47:31. > :47:33.thank you to the kings he follows of Birmingham, some of the many people

:47:34. > :47:40.who have been with you along the way, I am sure you would like to say

:47:41. > :47:47.a few words. First of all, thank you... Sorry. I want to say thank

:47:48. > :47:52.you to the tens of thousands of people that came out and supported

:47:53. > :47:57.this. My life was very different four years ago, as you have seen

:47:58. > :48:04.from the tape. But I found running as my sanctuary. I found it is my

:48:05. > :48:09.way of being able to express myself and to be who I was and not have to

:48:10. > :48:14.lie anymore. I did not have any confidence or self-esteem and I was

:48:15. > :48:19.scared about who I was. I got to meet some amazing people, some of

:48:20. > :48:28.which you see here. Some members of my running club are also in the

:48:29. > :48:34.audience as well. Sorry, I lied! Running gave me back my confidence

:48:35. > :48:41.and self-esteem. But most importantly, I am not afraid

:48:42. > :48:44.anymore. Thank you. What an incredible role model and an

:48:45. > :48:59.incredible recipient of the Helen Rollason Award for 2016, Ben Smith.

:49:00. > :49:12.The Ryder Cup, golf is a team sport. Webb puts provoke passion. And the

:49:13. > :49:17.rule escapes from Rory. This is the greatest match I have ever seen. It

:49:18. > :49:21.is surrounded by noise, but comes down to nerve. This time, the cup

:49:22. > :49:26.would not leave American soil. On the tarmac, Jonathan Rea was

:49:27. > :49:32.victorious again. From superbikes to Super League, a warrior prize of

:49:33. > :49:39.four Wigan, Salford saved by a a million. Priceless for Bangladesh, a

:49:40. > :49:45.first Test match victory over England. The Cubs came out of

:49:46. > :49:50.hibernation, it had been 108 years. The Chicago party was crushed by the

:49:51. > :49:53.Irish, the jury at last over the all Blacks. Across the pond, across the

:49:54. > :49:59.codes, Australia the best of four nations. , McGregor powered to a

:50:00. > :50:05.second UFC title of the year. In Abu Dhabi, Hamilton won the battle but

:50:06. > :50:10.Nico Rosberg won the war. We did it! The Formula 1 title and a final

:50:11. > :50:16.spin, he then retired. So much still fed of Charley Hull, when of the

:50:17. > :50:22.tour title aged just 20. Celtic's Trophy century came with the League

:50:23. > :50:27.Cup. In the Shanghai Winter, Elise Christie became ice queen again. In

:50:28. > :50:34.the Indian summer, England's cricketers were made to sweat and

:50:35. > :50:40.squirm. Super flight hijacked by a Brummie world champion, and Anthony

:50:41. > :50:43.Joshua ended the year of surprises with a thump.

:50:44. > :50:45.What an annus mirabilis 2016 has been!

:50:46. > :50:47.And before we reveal our final four award winners tonight,

:50:48. > :50:50.it's time to celebrate the success of our Olympians and Paralympians.

:50:51. > :50:53.Over the summer, our athletes went faster and further than ever before,

:50:54. > :50:55.with records tumbling and medals amassing.

:50:56. > :51:00.Between them, Team GB and Paralympics GB swept up a total

:51:01. > :51:11.And so to mark this magnificent achievement, where both teams

:51:12. > :51:16.finished second in the medals table, it's time for a special performance

:51:17. > :51:20.from a British icon who's also won a few golds and platinums

:51:21. > :52:06.# I might not be there for all your battles

:52:07. > :52:16.# I pray that I'm giving you all that matters

:52:17. > :53:14.# I cannot promise there won't be sadness

:53:15. > :53:21.# But you'll find the courage to face the madness

:53:22. > :53:57.# Find the others with hearts like yours

:53:58. > :55:06.# And finally, I'm where I want to be #.

:55:07. > :55:53.The voting details are on the red button, save for -- signed for sign

:55:54. > :55:56.language users. You've got less than 15 minutes left

:55:57. > :56:03.to vote, so don't delay. The new Strictly Come Dancing

:56:04. > :56:10.champion is in the house! And so we move on now to rugby

:56:11. > :56:13.union - and this year, one country has dominated

:56:14. > :56:15.in the Northern Hemisphere. They had a new coach and found

:56:16. > :56:17.a new way of winning. It's been one Grand Slam of a year

:56:18. > :56:27.for unbeaten England. Frost had nipped the red rose,

:56:28. > :56:34.wanted, a new head gardener. He came from afar, the Rose. Once a thorn in

:56:35. > :56:40.England's side, known to be prickly. Sharp as punk, Sharp of mind. Now

:56:41. > :56:44.tending the garden of England. Five tangles with the near neighbours,

:56:45. > :56:50.five signs of rapid growth. What flowers there would be. England have

:56:51. > :56:57.won the grand slam! But the man said... It feels great, but if we do

:56:58. > :57:02.it great next year, it really would be an achievement. Summer, the

:57:03. > :57:09.growing season, exposure to the hostile climate of a dry far from

:57:10. > :57:12.home. Seven years ago, English rugby hit rock bottom, but they have

:57:13. > :57:17.whitewashed the Wallabies. The first buds of a smile. A pretty fair

:57:18. > :57:22.performance. I have been getting stick, so that makes it better.

:57:23. > :57:30.Mellow fruitfulness, and awesome splendour. England Sea of South

:57:31. > :57:37.Africa. 13 prize-winning blooms, red roses by the Baker's dozen. What a

:57:38. > :57:38.year it has been. Rich pickings from fertile soil, all is well in the

:57:39. > :57:41.Rose Garden. It is great to see Dylan Hartley is

:57:42. > :57:54.with us tonight. Congratulations, England,

:57:55. > :57:56.on a wonderful year. And if coach Eddie did

:57:57. > :57:58.a good job this year, Ben Ryan here was the Englishman

:57:59. > :58:07.who masterminded Fiji's rugby sevens success, the country's first ever

:58:08. > :58:09.Olympic gold. And that was one of many

:58:10. > :58:36.highlights from and moments He is going to smash the world

:58:37. > :58:48.record. She is the double gold medallist! The gold medal goes to

:58:49. > :58:53.Brazil! That is extraordinary. Simone Biles gets her fourth gold

:58:54. > :59:07.medal. Katie Ledecky is streets ahead. Justin Gatlin gets away well.

:59:08. > :59:13.Justin Gatlin 's lead. But here comes Usain Bolt. He will take it.

:59:14. > :59:21.He gets said. 200 million Brazilians scream with delight. It is such a

:59:22. > :59:23.moment in the history of e.g. . -- Fiji. The first time in history. He

:59:24. > :59:36.has done it. The fastest 400 metres of all time.

:59:37. > :59:51.History, history, history, history. Those performances, from some

:59:52. > :59:53.of the world's best, brings us on to the Overseas Sports

:59:54. > :59:56.Personality Award, which has been chosen by an industry panel -

:59:57. > :59:59.full details of which are on the BBC Such a tough decision this year,

:00:00. > :00:12.but the award, I can A 19-year-old who won four gold

:00:13. > :00:24.medals in Rio de Janeiro, Simone Biles.

:00:25. > :00:31.Her presence, performance skills and pizzazz set her apart. She bellows

:00:32. > :00:34.in the footsteps of other gymnasts who won this award in the 1970s.

:00:35. > :00:42.And Simone Biles send this message. Hello, it is such an amazing honour

:00:43. > :00:46.to be the BBC's overseas personality of the year, I am sorry I could not

:00:47. > :00:52.make it tonight but I hope you guys have a wonderful evening and I want

:00:53. > :00:55.to say congratulations to all the others honoured.

:00:56. > :01:01.The incredible Simone Biles. And just a reminder you have less than

:01:02. > :01:03.ten minutes left to vote. Don't delay. Details on the red button and

:01:04. > :01:15.the BBC sport website. Born in Baltimore USA, he is the

:01:16. > :01:19.greatest Olympian to live winning an incredible 23 Gold medals, more than

:01:20. > :01:24.most countries have one in their history.

:01:25. > :01:29.He has broken all the records. In Beijing, he won eight Gold medals.

:01:30. > :01:33.In London, he set a new mark for total Olympic medals and he retired

:01:34. > :01:40.and he came back to win another five Games in Rio after his first in

:01:41. > :01:45.Athens. This, formidable, phenomenal, Michael Phelps.

:01:46. > :01:50.A gift, a natural talent, within a body made for this. The dream of

:01:51. > :01:56.mine was to be an Olympic Gold medal list. I will not see another swimmer

:01:57. > :02:01.like Michael, he is once in ten generations. Michael Phelps, six

:02:02. > :02:07.Gold medals. A body honed to go even faster, further, into the record

:02:08. > :02:12.books. He has got it! He has got it! Half the world was cheering for him

:02:13. > :02:17.as he got closer to those eight medals. Eight Gold medals, Michael

:02:18. > :02:23.Phelps is the greatest. A story of enduring brilliance. But there is

:02:24. > :02:29.brilliance which came at a price. Every time Michael would compete,

:02:30. > :02:32.everyone expected him to go faster. The water began to define him and

:02:33. > :02:36.confine him. All he talked about was not swimming

:02:37. > :02:40.any more. He hated swimming. He swam until he

:02:41. > :02:45.was so weighed down with gold that at last he could stop. I just wanted

:02:46. > :02:50.to be done and get out, and was ready to be finished. He decided he

:02:51. > :02:54.retired but what was next was the most difficult thing. He did not

:02:55. > :02:58.know who he was without swimming. One night, he drank and he drove

:02:59. > :03:02.into a tunnel. Michael Phelps has been arrested for

:03:03. > :03:09.driving under the influence. That put me in the darkest place of

:03:10. > :03:13.my life. I decided to get help. When he came out of rehab, it was like

:03:14. > :03:18.having the old Michael back at practice. It was really awesome to

:03:19. > :03:23.watch him transform and become here he is today. And at the age of 31,

:03:24. > :03:28.there was time for one more Olympics. I felt like a kid again. I

:03:29. > :03:32.wanted to jump back in and be the best.

:03:33. > :03:37.Gold, gold, gold! The first person to win one event in four consecutive

:03:38. > :03:42.Olympics, incredible. 23 Gold medals! It puts him on a

:03:43. > :03:45.level above anybody, in any sport. Because of everything I went

:03:46. > :03:49.through, to win five more Gold medals, for me, there is no better

:03:50. > :03:55.way to go out. And when he was done, he sheds

:03:56. > :04:03.tears. For a gift retrieved. A love rekindled. A life reborn.

:04:04. > :04:08.I think this entire experience has allowed him to become an absolutely

:04:09. > :04:12.amazing father. When he grows up, I will show him the medals and show

:04:13. > :04:25.him the videos. And that is so much better than winning the races.

:04:26. > :04:32.The 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award winner is the legend...

:04:33. > :05:09.A standing ovation from an arena bowl of sports fans and sporting

:05:10. > :05:16.greats and you deserve it. We are honoured to welcome

:05:17. > :05:19.five-time Olympic and 13-time World Championship gold medallist

:05:20. > :05:20.Ian Thorpe. His Royal Highness,

:05:21. > :06:04.the Duke of Cambridge. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

:06:05. > :06:08.Personally, your Highness, I am sure you would like to say if few words

:06:09. > :06:12.on behalf of everyone here and everyone in the country.

:06:13. > :06:17.Thank you, Gary. It is a huge honour for me to be here this evening. In

:06:18. > :06:21.what has been an incredible, memorable year for sports. It is

:06:22. > :06:26.also a particular privilege to be here tonight, Michael, to give you a

:06:27. > :06:32.Lifetime Achievement Award. You are one of the greatest sporting icons

:06:33. > :06:40.this world has ever had. And you're 23 Gold medals, never mind the

:06:41. > :06:44.others, pales into insignificance and -- pales into sheer Hubert --

:06:45. > :06:48.super human history and you should be so proud and it will be many more

:06:49. > :06:53.years before anybody stands here again and cause you the greatest

:06:54. > :06:55.athlete in history. So many congratulations and hopefully your

:06:56. > :07:05.retirement give somebody else a chance now!

:07:06. > :07:11.And we had better hear from the man himself, Michael

:07:12. > :07:16.Phelps. First, I would like to say thank you

:07:17. > :07:21.to everybody in here, to the BBC, for giving me this award. My career

:07:22. > :07:27.started with a dream of winning an Olympic medal. When I was 11 years

:07:28. > :07:31.old, I got with my coach, my mum put us in the water for safety and I

:07:32. > :07:35.fell in love with the sport and I had the privilege to compete against

:07:36. > :07:42.Ian. I will never forget that race in 2004, or some, memorable race, a

:07:43. > :07:47.lot of awesome races to my career. For me to be able to retire exactly

:07:48. > :07:55.how I wanted to, this year has been a true dream come true, being able

:07:56. > :08:00.to welcome Bloom into this world. My wife and I got married. And I

:08:01. > :08:08.retired with the greatest end of a career that I could possibly think

:08:09. > :08:11.of. And for me, I want to say it is an honour to stand in front of these

:08:12. > :08:14.athletes and to hear the stories from everybody and to watch what

:08:15. > :08:19.they go through. And to hear the girls and dreams that they have and

:08:20. > :08:23.not giving up. Hats of to each and everyone of you, I cannot say enough

:08:24. > :08:27.what an honour it is to be standing here with you and watching the

:08:28. > :08:31.highlights and the Olympics were you guys competed. I look forward to

:08:32. > :08:33.watching many more. And again, thank you. This means absolutely the

:08:34. > :08:50.world. Incredible achievement, such a

:08:51. > :08:54.deserved or not. Many, many congratulations.

:08:55. > :08:57.We're now though not that far off announcing who has become the 2016

:08:58. > :09:02.Please do not call, or your vote will not count,

:09:03. > :09:06.The website also won't allow any more votes to be registered.

:09:07. > :09:08.And so now it's time to announce our penultimate award,

:09:09. > :09:21.And here are some of the main contenders.

:09:22. > :09:34.Manchester City! It is England's Grand slam!

:09:35. > :09:43.Gold, for Great Britain! The hockey history makers! Glover and stunning

:09:44. > :09:49.defends that Olympic title! Leicester City the champions.

:09:50. > :09:53.Absolutes deny it -- absolute delight in the Mercedes garage.

:09:54. > :09:56.It is one of the great days in Saracens history, if not the

:09:57. > :10:03.greatest. Gold again for Para GB.

:10:04. > :10:13.And to present it, please welcome England Manager Gareth Southgate.

:10:14. > :10:15.And former Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis.

:10:16. > :10:34.So, if you could do the honours, please.

:10:35. > :11:32.Congratulations to Leicester. Do you want to say a few words?

:11:33. > :11:38.Yes, thank you very much. It is a huge honour to receive this award.

:11:39. > :11:46.What we achieved this season was absolutely incredible and no one

:11:47. > :11:49.thought we could achieve it. Something people thought was

:11:50. > :11:53.impossible and we proved it was possible. So I just want to say a

:11:54. > :12:00.huge thank you to everyone behind the scenes who works at Leicester.

:12:01. > :12:04.They contribute so much to what we strive for and work towards. And a

:12:05. > :12:13.big thank you to our fans as well for the loyal support.

:12:14. > :12:20.And a word for the gaffer? Yes, gaffer as well has been

:12:21. > :12:25.incredible. He has joined us and galvanised us and turned us into a

:12:26. > :12:29.winning team. We had a fantastic season and it was a real team effort

:12:30. > :12:34.from everybody involved in Leicester. You beat up magnificent

:12:35. > :12:36.opposition to win this award. The team for the year for 2016 is

:12:37. > :13:28.Leicester City! A great deal to look foward

:13:29. > :13:31.to, but now it's time Because this year, we sadly said

:13:32. > :13:45.goodbye to the Greatest. The heavyweight champion of the

:13:46. > :13:52.world, Muhammad Ali! Eye am the greatest. I am going to

:13:53. > :13:54.dance and be pretty. Float like a butterfly, sting like a

:13:55. > :14:06.bee! I'm going to eat raw meat and get

:14:07. > :14:09.ready! How can I lose but to mark when you look in the mirror in the

:14:10. > :14:15.morning, it must be a wonderful experience.

:14:16. > :14:23.I am still as pretty as you and you are an announcer!

:14:24. > :14:30.If you talked Jive... Oh, my God, he has won the title at

:14:31. > :14:36.32! I am the King of the world! What

:14:37. > :14:40.ever I am supposed to do is what I am going to do.

:14:41. > :14:43.Muhammad Ali, the sports personality of the century! I am champion of the

:14:44. > :14:46.world! The most unique of

:14:47. > :14:55.sports personalities. Over the past 12 months,

:14:56. > :15:00.we've lost so many loved-ones And so in the company of

:15:01. > :15:04.Gareth Malone, the Invictus Choir, and the BBC Concert Orchestra,

:15:05. > :15:06.we'll now pay tribute to some our dearly departed friends

:15:07. > :15:18.we've sadly said goodbye to. # And we kissed, as though

:15:19. > :17:19.nothing could fall # And the shame

:17:20. > :17:30.was on the other side # Oh, we can

:17:31. > :17:38.be them, forever and ever And thanks also to singer

:17:39. > :18:57.Laura Wright, the Birmingham Community Gospel Choir and tonight's

:18:58. > :19:17.Musical Director, Martin Kosch. Such an appropriate choice of song

:19:18. > :19:19.as well, sport turns people into heroes.

:19:20. > :19:21.I'm in a place where Sports Personality of the Year

:19:22. > :19:24.royalty are gathered, as here in this special area

:19:25. > :19:26.we have corralled our past main award winners.

:19:27. > :19:28.Show-jumper David Broome is here - winner 56 years ago, from 1960.

:19:29. > :19:30.Ann Jones, who won Wimbledon in 1969.

:19:31. > :19:33.Cricketer David Steele, winner in 1975.

:19:34. > :19:47.Paula Radcliffe won the trophy in 2002.

:19:48. > :20:01.But whose name will be inscribed on it as the winner of 2016?

:20:02. > :20:51.We do know it will be one of these 16 contenders.

:20:52. > :20:58.And to present the main award, please welcome back to the stage

:20:59. > :20:59.his Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge.

:21:00. > :21:02.And former Olympic and three-time world heptathlon champion

:21:03. > :21:32.All votes have been counted and independently verified -

:21:33. > :21:35.and full details on the vote will appear later on

:21:36. > :21:45.Here in Birmingham, representing Gareth Bale, is Chris Coleman.

:21:46. > :21:51.Standing by to present if needed in Dubai for Mo Farah is one of his

:21:52. > :21:55.friends and associates, and that by popular demand, sitting by Andy

:21:56. > :21:59.Murray is Lennox Lewis. Jess, please can you tell us

:22:00. > :22:08.who is in third place? Jess, can you reveal

:22:09. > :22:49.who the runner-up is, please? In second place is Alistair

:22:50. > :23:15.Brownlee. Jess, please can you now

:23:16. > :23:20.reveal the 2016 BBC The BBC Sports Personality of the

:23:21. > :24:02.Year 2016 is Andy Murray. The first person to win the trophy

:24:03. > :24:06.on three separate occasions, and well done, Lennox Lewis, superb

:24:07. > :24:14.performance! I am sure you would like to say a keyword? First, thank

:24:15. > :24:18.you for coming to do this, much appreciated. I am a huge boxing fan,

:24:19. > :24:24.so to have this presented by you is really cool. My pleasure. I would

:24:25. > :24:29.like to thank everybody who voted, I really appreciate your support. I

:24:30. > :24:34.would like to thank my team, some of them are here, behind the cameras,

:24:35. > :24:41.at my training block. They make a lot of sacrifices for me, they spend

:24:42. > :24:45.time away from their family, at times of the year like this, thank

:24:46. > :24:53.you, I really appreciate it, all of your support. I would like to thank

:24:54. > :24:58.my family as well. My mum is in the crowd there. Thank you for all of

:24:59. > :25:10.your help. My dad as well, who just got married. My dad just got married

:25:11. > :25:15.ten days ago. I miss you. Also, I would like to say a huge thanks to

:25:16. > :25:20.my wife for all of her support over the years, and my daughter, who will

:25:21. > :25:24.not know what this means yet, but maybe in a few years she will

:25:25. > :25:31.appreciate it. I have a bone to pick with my wife, she told me an hour

:25:32. > :25:41.ago she voted for Nick Skelton. Not smart from her, with Christmas

:25:42. > :25:46.coming up. I appreciate everyone's support, congratulations to all of

:25:47. > :25:49.the athletes, it has been an amazing year for British sport, I am proud

:25:50. > :25:56.to be part of it, so thank you, and I hope you have a great night.

:25:57. > :26:02.An unprecedented third time winner, the 2016 Sports Personality of the

:26:03. > :26:10.Year, the amazing Andy Murray. He has got some enthusiast expands

:26:11. > :26:14.their behind him. Congratulations to all tonight's

:26:15. > :26:15.nominees, award winners and all of our sports stars who've

:26:16. > :26:24.made this an unforgettable year. Stay with us, as the

:26:25. > :26:26.Apprentice final follows us But from all of us here

:26:27. > :26:31.in Birmingham, goodnight