Sports Personality of the Year 2022: Where to watch and how to vote

A jam-packed sporting year will be celebrated at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

England won the T20 Cricket World Cup and the Euro 2022.

The Beijing Winter Olympics and the Commonwealth Games were held in the same year.

Three Rugby League World Cup were held in the year, with England winning the wheelchair competition.

The 69th edition of the show is here.

When is Sports Personality of the Year 2022?

The show will be held at Media City UK on Wednesday, 21 December.

There will be a live studio audience.

How can I watch?

The live broadcast of Sports Personality of the Year will be available on the internet and on the phone.

Gary Lineker will present the show.

The public voted for the main award, and it will be presented at the end of the day.

Who has been nominated for Sports Personality of the Year?

The nominees for the main sports personality of the year prize will be announced on December 20.

• Sports Personality of the Year previous winners

How can I vote for my winner?

The main award will be voted on during the sports personality show.

You can vote online at www.bbc.co.uk/spoty, by telephone, or by scanning our new QR code which will lead you to the vote page. All voting information will be displayed on the screen during the show. You can use your device to access the code.

You have to sign in to cast your vote. You will need to register if you don't have an account.

The telephone numbers will be given out when the vote opens on the show.

You can either vote by phone or online when the vote opens. To vote online, you have to be in the UK.

What are the other categories?

The other categories include:

• World Sport Star of the Year
• Helen Rollason award
• Young Sports Personality of the Year
• Unsung Hero
• Coach of the Year
• Team of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement award

Lionel Messi was named World Sport Star of the Year after guiding his team to World Cup glory, and Jamaica's eight-time Olympic gold medal winning sprinter, Usain Bolt, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award.

Sky Brown, gymnast Jessica Gadirova and diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix are the three nominees for the young sports personality of the year.

The best volunteers in sport have been nominated for the award.

They will be announced on the night of the show.

A panel chaired by the BBC's director of sport, Barbara Slater, and consisting of representatives from the world of sport, met in November to decide on the main shortlist, as well as the coach and team of the year award winners.

Who won last year?

After becoming the first British woman in 37 years to win a Grand Slam singles title, tennis star Emma raducanu won last year's award.

She made her Grand Slam main draw debut in the Wimbledon fourth round after her remarkable win at the US Open.

• Who were the winners at Sports Personality 2021?