Emma Raducanu and Tyson Fury have been nominated for the 2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
The British public will vote for the winner during a BBC One show at MediaCity, Salford on Sunday, 19 December.
British tennis star Raducanu shot to fame during Wimbledon, taking full advantage of her wildcard to win three matches without dropping a set before withdrawing from her last-16 match due to breathing difficulties.
Two months later, the 18-year-old became the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam after enjoying a stunning run at the US Open in New York.
Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott will present the 68th awards, celebrating 12 months of incredible sporting action, which featured the Olympics and European Championships.
The show will take place without a studio audience following the announcement of new coronavirus measures in England.
BBC SPOTY contenders
Lewis Hamilton, the 2020 Formula 1 world champion, won the Sports Personality award in 2020, with Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson finishing second and jockey Hollie Doyle coming third.
It was the second time Hamilton has been crowned Sports Personality of the Year, having first won the award in 2014.
The nominees for the BBC’s World Sport Star of the Year award include Mexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, American NFL star Tom Brady and Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.
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