Murray's unique claim to be SPOTY: Solo, historic magnificence in a golden age
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* The BBC's annual Sports Personality of the Year award will be handed out on Sunday evening, and never in the 58-year history of the award has there been a stronger batch of contenders. The 12-person shortlist is packed with Olympians and Paralympians, many of whom have achieved historic feats in 2012, and there is also room for the world's No1 golfer. In alphabetical order the contenders are Nicola Adams, Ben Ainslie, Jess Ennis, Mo Farah, Kath Grainger, Sir Chris Hoy, Rory McIlroy, ANDY MURRAY, Ellie Simmonds, Sarah Storey, David Weir and Bradley Wiggins. Frankly, only four of those have any hope of winning and Wiggins (hot favourite) Ennis, Farah and Murray will surely share three podium places between them. Yet, as Murray's biographer MARK HODGKINSON contends, Murray alone can claim solo and historic magnificence in 2012 while also being able to claim his (truly global) sport has never been better.
Murray's unique claim to be SPOTY: Solo, historic magnificence in a golden age
Murray's unique claim to be SPOTY: Solo…
Murray's unique claim to be SPOTY: Solo, historic magnificence in a golden age
* The BBC's annual Sports Personality of the Year award will be handed out on Sunday evening, and never in the 58-year history of the award has there been a stronger batch of contenders. The 12-person shortlist is packed with Olympians and Paralympians, many of whom have achieved historic feats in 2012, and there is also room for the world's No1 golfer. In alphabetical order the contenders are Nicola Adams, Ben Ainslie, Jess Ennis, Mo Farah, Kath Grainger, Sir Chris Hoy, Rory McIlroy, ANDY MURRAY, Ellie Simmonds, Sarah Storey, David Weir and Bradley Wiggins. Frankly, only four of those have any hope of winning and Wiggins (hot favourite) Ennis, Farah and Murray will surely share three podium places between them. Yet, as Murray's biographer MARK HODGKINSON contends, Murray alone can claim solo and historic magnificence in 2012 while also being able to claim his (truly global) sport has never been better.