WORLD and Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee has been shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
The nomination comes after he became the first British triathlete to be crowned Olympic and World champion in the same year.
Lewisham’s Yee, 26, is only the second British triathlete to be nominated for the prestigious award after Alistair Brownlee finished runner-up to Andy Murray in 2012.
Yee had a highly successful 2024 that saw him claim individual gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with a stunning comeback to outrun Kiwi rival Hayden Wilde in the closing stages of the race. He followed that up with a strong opening leg in the mixed team relay, where he won bronze alongside Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sam Dickinson and Beth Potter.
His success in the French capital was followed up with a bronze medal on the streets of Torremolinos, Spain, which saw him crowned world champion for the first time after just missing out several times.
Yee topped the World Triathlon Championship Series rankings with three podium finishes, including two wins in as many races.
The other nominees for the award are footballer Jude Bellingham, runner Keely Hodgkinson, darts player Luke Littler, cricketer Joe Root, and Para-cyclist Sarah Storey.
Voting opens during the show on Tuesday, December 17 with the winner of Sports Personality of the Year announced at the end of the evening. The show is on both BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 7pm.
