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Awards
The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year
In keeping with tradition we will celebrate the elite sportswoman of the year
Disability Sportswoman of the Year
Recognising the outstanding performer in disability sport
Vitality Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year Award
Those who have made an outstanding contribution to keeping women’s sport alive within their local community
Young Inspiration Award
Focusing on the young talent of the future, who have continued to pursue their passion for sport. Nominees must be 21 years old or younger on January 1, 2020
Influencer Award
Celebrating the influencers who have used their voice to inspire the nation during the lockdown period
The following awards will open to the public vote on Sunday, October 18 2020:
Vitality Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year Award
Influencer Award
Young Inspiration Award
Judges
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill DBE
Ennis-Hill stole the nation’s heart in the 2012 Olympics, when she won gold in the heptathlon on Super Saturday. Since then, she has become a three-time world champion, two-time winner...
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Ama Agbeze MBE
Agbeze captained the England Netball team to their historic gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth...
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Rebecca Adlington OBE
In 2008, Adlington became the first British swimmer to win two gold medals at the...
Read article Chrissie Wellington OBE
Wellington is a four-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion – which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile cycle and a marathon run. She has broken two Ironman world records, and...
Read article Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE
One of Britain’s greatest ever Paralympic athletes and wheelchair racers, Grey-Thompson has won 11 Olympic gold medals and four gold world championships medals. Since retiring she has served as a...
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Helen Glover MBE
Glover started rowing four years before she won a gold medal at the London Olympics....
Read article Place your nominations for Sportswomen of the Year 2020, in association with Vitality
This is your opportunity to nominate your favourite sportswomen of the past
12 months. A member of The Sunday Times sports team may contact you to confirm details regarding your nominee.
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, we have changed our awards slightly this year. As well as the usual Sportswomen of the Year awards for an elite sportswoman and an elite disability sportswoman, we have three awards that focus solely on grassroots sport and the amazing achievements of ordinary women in the community doing extraordinary things. If you know a woman who has lifted spirits during lockdown, kept people active from afar, run classes on Zoom, or helped out in the local community, we would love to hear about them.