Winners | 2019
“Iron Gran” triathlete and founder of a charity promoting sport for older people is living proof that it’s never too late to start exercising
Has raised £750,000 for cystic fibrosis charities and is now inspiring children with the condition to take up exercise
Group of parents and neighbours created Playing Out, a scheme that closes streets to traffic one day a week so kids can play outside safely
Stand-out star of an unforgettable summer of cricket inspired England’s historic World Cup win before one of the greatest Test innings of all time
Swimmer who overcame a series of painful injuries and setbacks to become a three-time world champion
Winners | 2016
Inspirational youngster raising huge sums to save live.
Swimmer has bounced back from devastating health setbacks.
Defied paralysis to get back on his bike.
It took something extra-special to stand out in a gold-strewn 2016, but Dame Sarah Storey’s achievement of becoming our most decorated Paralympian was truly inspirational.
Dame Kelly Holmes will always be remembered for two of the most stunning triumphs in athletics history in a sun-baked Greek summer back in 2004.
