British world champion gymnast Jessica Gadirova has been named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2022.
That triumph got here after Gadirova efficiently defended her European ground title in Munich in August.
Among three World Championship medals in Liverpool, she additionally grew to become the first British lady to win a world all-around medal, with bronze in that occasion.
In a stellar 12 months, Gadirova additionally helped Great Britain win European and world group occasion silver medals.
That silver at the World Championships was the finest end result ever achieved by the British ladies’s group in the occasion at the competitors.
Skateboarder Sky Brown, who received the award final 12 months, and the 2020 winner, diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, additionally made the closing shortlist.
Brown, 14, efficiently defended her X Games title and in addition received gold on the Dew Tour, whereas Spendolini-Sirieix took medals in any respect three of the 12 months’s main meets – together with two golds at each the Commonwealth Games and European Championships.
The judging panel consisted of Euro 2022 winner Ellen White, Olympic champion gymnast Max Whitlock, Paralympic swimmer Ellie Robinson and representatives from Blue Peter, BBC Sport and the Youth Sport Trust.
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