Beth Mead, top scorer and player of the tournament at the European Women’s Football Championship, World Champion 1500-metre runner Jake Wightman and the Euro 2022 winning England women’s football team are the big winners at the 2022 SJA British Sports Awards, sponsored by the National Lottery.
Mead was voted Sportswoman of the Year, pipping Commonwealth gold medal-winning athlete Eilish McColgan (2nd) and World Championship bronze medallist Laura Muir (3rd). McColgan’s amazing 2022 was recognised with the SJA Committee Award.
Wightman, who won 1500-metre gold at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, saw off cricketers Ben Stokes (2nd) and Jonny Bairstow (3rd) to become Sportsman of the Year for the first time.
The Team of the Year honours went to the England women’s football team, winners of the UEFA European Championship on home soil. The Lionesses finished ahead of the T20 World Cup-winning England Team (2nd), and the Olympic champion Team GB Women’s Curling Team (3rd).
The Sportsman, Sportswoman and Team of the Year awards are voted for by the SJA membership.
The SJA British Sports Awards were first staged in 1949 and are the oldest sports awards in Britain. Sponsored by The National Lottery, the event - staged at The Brewery in Central London - was attended by more than 300 guests from sport, politics and the media.
24 авг 2024
