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When is the Sports Personality of the Year 2016, where are the awards held and can I still get tickets?

BBC Sports Personality of the Year returns in December with Andy Murray looking to become the first ever three-time winner of the award.

However he will face stiff competition from the likes of Mo Farah, who spectacularly retained his 5000m and 10,000m Olympic titles, and Laura Trott, who won a fourth Olympic cycling gold.

Mo Farah will provide Andy Murray with stiff competition for the award
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Mo Farah will provide Andy Murray with stiff competition for the awardCredit: PA:Press Association

Here's everything you need to know about the big night.

When is Sports Personality of the Year 2016?

The event will be held on Sunday 18th December. You can watch it on BBC1 at 6.40pm.

This represents the second time in a row that it has been held the week before Christmas.

However Andy Murray is expected to be in Miami during the ceremony, which is bound to get organisers worked up as his last video acceptance of the award, in 2013, did not go down well.

Sports fans who also like the X Factor will be relieved to know that the two shows will NOT clash this year, with the X Factor final being held a week earlier on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th December.

Where is it being held?

Sports Personality of the Year 2016 will be held at the Genting Arena in Birmingham.

The ceremony returns to England after being held in Belfast last year and Glasgow in 2014.

Keep up to date with all the latest Sports Personality of the Year 2016 news and gossip

BBC Director of Sport Barbara Slater said: "Our past visits to Birmingham have been a great success and we've no doubt that will be repeated with this year's show."

Can I still get tickets?

Tickets are still available from and are priced at £45 plus admin and fulfilment fees.

Buyers are restricted to six tickets per person.

However, availability is limited and the event is expected to sell out very shortly.

What other awards are due to be presented?

Seven other honours are awarded in addition to the main prize.

Team of the Year. The GB Davis Cup-winning tennis team took home the prize in 2015. This year, 5000/1 outsiders turned title winners, Leicester City will take some beating.

Overseas Sports Personality of the year. New Zealand rugby star Dan Carter collected the gong in 2015 after winning the World Cup.

Coach of the Year. Michael O'Neill took home last year's award after guiding Northern Ireland to Euro 2016. Chris Coleman will be among this year's favourites for guiding Wales to the semi-final but Eddie Jones and Claudio Ranieri could offer competition.

Young Sports Personality of the Year. Ellie Downie received the honour last year after winning bronze in the gymnastics individual all-around at the European Championships.

Lifetime Achievement Award. Last year it was given to AP McCoy, after he retired at the age of 41 with 20 champion jockey titles.

Helen Rollason Award. Eight-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer Bailey Matthews won the 2015 award after completing a triathlon unaided.

Sport's Unsung Hero. Last year Damien Lindsay, a youth football coach in west Belfast, was nominated for his work with St James Swifts Football Club.

Who is in the running for Sports Personality Of The Year 2016?

Aside from Andy Murray, Laura Kenny (nee Trott) and Mo Farah, other contenders are;

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Want to plan your Christmas viewing? Get your guide to What's On TV from The Sun Online

 

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