Paris 2024 athletes awarded at the SJA British Sports Awards

Paris 2024 20 Nov 24

Alex Yee, Keely Hodgkinson and Britain's rowers have been recognised at the 2024 Sports Journalists Association British Sports Awards.

Paris 2024 medallists Tom Pidcock and Tom Daley were also among the winners announced live on Sky Sports.

Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year

Yee clinched men's triathlon gold in emphatic fashion in Paris to upgrade his Tokyo silver, before adding mixed team relay bronze to his CV.

His success led to him being named as one of Team GB's flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony.

The 26-year-old also stormed to the world title this season, to become only the second man in history to win both titles in a single year.

Hodgkinson took home Sportswoman of the Year after winning Team GB's sole athletics gold in Paris, becoming the first British woman to win 800m gold since Dame Kelly Holmes at Athens 2004.

It marked a fairy tale ending for the runner who had seen a run of silvers since bursting onto the senior stage at Tokyo 2020.

Earlier in the year, Hodgkinson had also successfully defended her 800m European crown in Rome to mark a golden 2024.

Team of the Year

The British rowing team stormed to an incredible eight medals on the water at Paris 2024, including three glittering golds.

The men's eight, women's quadruple sculls and women's lightweight double sculls all topped the podium at Vaires-sur-Marne, with a further two silvers and three bronzes won by the team.

The success placed them second overall in the rowing medal table, with their Olympic success following a stellar showing at the European Championships earlier in the year.

Great Britain clinched a staggering 10 medals, including eight golds, to top the table.

Pat Besford Award

Tom Pidcock has been awarded the Pat Besford Award after successfully defending his Olympic mountain bike title in thrilling fashion in Paris.

The prize, named after the first woman to chair the SJA, honours the outstanding performance of the year, a fitting reward for the 25-year-old from Leeds.

Having suffered a puncture on the third lap of the mountain bike route in Paris, it looked as though his chances of gold were dashed as he trailed the leaders by 36 seconds.

But against all odds, Pidcock rallied back to the front for the last lap, overtaking home favourite Victor Koretzky in a daring final move to clinch the gold.

JL Manning Award

Recently retired diver Tom Daley has received this year's JL Manning Award.

Awarded for services to sport off the field of play, the prize it is named after an OBE-winning former SJA chair.

Alongside winning silver in the men's 10m synchro at his fifth Games in Paris, Daley has continued to be an influential figure away from sport.

Growing up in the spotlight from a young age, he has consistently spoken up for his beliefs and rallied for inclusive spaces within sport as well as setting up the Tom Daley Diving Academy at the London Aquatics Centre.

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