Alex Yee might not have actually made the podium at BBC SPOTY on Tuesday night, however he was still a winner once again after taking the sport mainstream once again.
The dazzling Olympic and World Triathlon champ supplied 2 unbelievable sporting minutes in a magnificent 2024, most especially obviously that rise previous Hayden Wilde to declare the most significant reward in the sport.
The benefits for this fantastic skill have actually come thick and quick because that hot July day in the French capital– especially the SJA Sportsman of the Year award and the TeamGB Moment of the Games in Paris. It did not stop there.
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Alex was likewise shortlisted for SPOTY (Sports Personality Of The Year), the most renowned award in all of British sport, with the reward to be granted throughout a flashy event broadcast reside on nationwide television.
Yee was called on that six-athlete shortlist versus a handful of other real super stars:
- Olympic 800m champ Keely Hodgkinson
- Darts experience Luke Littler
- Paralympics legend Dame Sarah Storey
- England soccer star Jude Bellingham
- England cricket terrific Joe Root
After a flashing two-hour event of sport, telecasted live by the BBC, we lastly got the outcomes after a public vote on Tuesday night.
The brand-new guys's Olympic triathlon champ. Alex Yee crosses the line initially in Paris [Photo: World Triathlon]
BBC SPOTY Results 2024
When the outcomes were revealed by England goalkeeper Mary Earps and Olympic biking fantastic Sir Chris Hoy, it was Root who declared 3rd location, with Littler crowning his remarkable year with 2nd.
Came the most significant reward of all, with Olympic 800m champ Hodgkinson being called BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2024.
What at year for Alex Yee
No win for Alex Yee, however it mattered not. Being shortlisted alone crowned an impressive year in which his luster on course and his qualities as an excellent human off it took the sport to brand-new heights.
Like his hero Alistair Brownlee in 2016, Alex put triathlon securely on the back pages and a lot of front ones with his extraordinary exploits. He is an unique skill and an unique individual, and the sport of triathlon is fortunate to have him.
What next for Yee?
There are obviously 4 years till Alex gets to safeguard his Olympic triathlon title at L.A. 2028, and he has fresh difficulties to handle on the meantime– beginning with a just recently revealed London Marathon quote in April 2025.
Whatever Alex carries out in the coming years he will stay ticket office, an elite sporting skill with the capability to get everyone off their seats. What a super star, and what a year.
Champagne minute for Alex Yee after declaring the World Triathlon title in 2024 [Photo credit: World Triathlon] ยป …
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