British Sports Awards

The British Sports Awards is an annual awards ceremony since 1949. The awards are Sportsman of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, Young Sportsman of the Year, Team of the Year, Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year, Coach of the Year and Unsung Hero Award. The recipient must either be British or reside, played a significant amount of their sport in the United Kingdom and are judged on who achieved the most that year

A 6-man, 6-women and 6-team shortlist is announced a few weeks before the award ceremony on The One Show, and the winner is determined on the night by a public telephone and online vote. The selection process for contenders are chosen by an expert panel. The panel produces a shortlist that reflects UK sporting achievements on the national and/or international stage, represents the breadth and depth of UK sports and takes into account ‘impact’ within and beyond the sport or sporting achievement in question.