The 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner will be announced during a live show on Tuesday, December 19 at MediaCityUK in Salford.
The six nominees have been revealed, with Mary Earps the favourite to succeed fellow England footballer Beth Mead.
Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at those in the running.
Mary Earps
The 30-year-old Manchester United and England goalkeeper helped the Lionesses reach the World Cup final in Australia in August. Spain ran out 1-0 winners to prevent England adding to their European crown, but Earps, who saved a penalty in the final and kept three clean sheets during the tournament, was awarded the Golden Glove.
Stuart Broad
Stuart Broad celebrated his 604th and final Test wicket earlier this year (Mike Egerton/PA)
The second-highest England Test wicket-taker with 604 scalps, 37-year-old Broad announced his retirement on July 29 on the penultimate day of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia at the Oval. He signed off in dramatic fashion, hitting a six off his final ball faced and taking a wicket with his final delivery to secure a win that resulted in the series being drawn, with Australia retaining the Ashes.
Frankie Dettori
Frankie Dettori celebrated victory in the 2000 Guineas (Nigel French/PA)
The three-time British flat racing champion jockey triumphed in two British classics this year, winning the 2000 Guineas on Chaldean and the Oaks on Soul Sister. Milan-born Dettori, 52, announced in December 2022 that he would retire after 2023 but in October he revealed plans to move to California and continue to race in the United States and on the international circuit.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Katarina Johnson-Thompson celebrated with her World Championship gold medal (Martin Rickett/PA)
The Liverpool-born heptathlete came back from injury to win her second world title in Budapest this year. She claimed her first world crown in Doha in 2019. Her build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was undermined by an Achilles injury and it flared up during the 200 metres, forcing her to pull out. The 30-year-old bounced back with a Commonwealth Games title in Birmingham last year and then conquered the world again in Hungary.
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy was key to Europe’s Ryder Cup triumph (Zac Goodwin/PA)
The Northern Irishman was Europe’s top-scorer, winning four out of five matches, as the team bounced back from their heaviest defeat to the United States in the 2021 to triumph in this year’s Ryder Cup – the fifth time he has won the event. Four-time major champion McIlroy, 34, also registered 13 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour in 2023, won the Scottish Open, retained the Race to Dubai and spent time in the world number one spot.
Alfie Hewett
Alfie Hewett won two grand slams singles titles and three majors in doubles in 2023 (Bradley Collyer/PA)
World number one wheelchair tennis player Hewett this year was singles champion at both the Australian Open and US Open and runner-up in the French Open and Wimbledon tournaments, while in doubles, he claimed three out of the grand slam titles alongside Gordon Reid. The 26-year-old also helped Great Britain win the World Team Cup.
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