Will1985 said:
Chrissie Wellington for me - she's already won the Times Sportswoman of the year. Winning 3 Konas on the bounce has got to mean something. While she doesn't do that many events, it is still probably more than some of the boxers who have won.
In fact triathletes in general have led Britain's sporting success this year; we also have Brownlee, Dibens, and Swallow who have become World Champions in their triathlon disciplines.
Sadly I don't think we need to look past Button for the likely winner.
+1 for Chrissie Wellington (and the rest of what Will1985 said). She's won every ironman race she's entered, owns the world record for women's ironman distance and holds the womens record for Kona too. It'd be nice to see a cyclist win but I don't see it this year.
David Haye next year if he uses his new belt as leverage to get a fight with one/both Klitschkos and wins and maybe unifies thedivision but not this year.
Jenson Button will most likely get it. If he does I wont grumble as he is actually a world championand put in some impressive performances.
Andy Murray will be up there in the top ten too. While I'm prepared to admit he is good he'll be in the top ten taking a place I'd rather go to an actual champion of something such as Alastair Brownlee who won every ITU world championship race he entered and ran a 29:04 10k
in the last race (after the swim and bike legs) in Sydney to take the title.
I expect the rugby union team will win team of the year for losing to everyone except Argentina. They won it in 2007 for coming second in the world cup, beating the British track cycling team after they cleaned up at the world's that year. Not that I'm bitter or there was a bias for that particular sport in the voting media
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