Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson is tipped to become the first female track and field athlete to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year for two decades after the shortlist was announced on Monday.

Team GB’s golden girl of middle distance running is the odds-on favourite with bookmakers to claim the prize, which is decided by a public vote, on Tuesday 17 December.

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler is seen as her nearest rival, with Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee, cricketer Joe Root, England footballer Jude Bellingham and Paralympic great Sarah Storey considered outsiders.

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