2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award information
2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
Date
17 December 2017
Location
Echo Arena, Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
Presented by
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Hosted by
Gary Lineker Clare Balding Gabby Logan
Winner
Mo Farah
Website
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/
Television/radio coverage
Network
BBC One
BBC One HD
BBC Radio 5 Live
Runtime
135 minutes
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The 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 17 December 2017 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.[1] It was the 64th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a twelve-person shortlist.[2]
The event, broadcast live on BBC One, was hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan.[1]
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds opened the ceremony and later performed a cover of "All You Need Is Love" to celebrate camaraderie in sport during 2017. Rebecca Ferguson sang "Halo" in honour of Jessica Ennis-Hill and Rag'n'Bone Man performed Grace during the in memoriam.
^ ab"Rag 'n' Bone Man to perform at BBC Sports Personality of the Year in Liverpool". BBC Sport. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^Ingle, Sean (27 November 2017). "Anthony Joshua leads way as Sports Personality nominees revealed". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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