Luke Littler wins BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2024

He was presented with the trophy by former sprinter Harry Aikins-Aryte, who won the award in 2005, and former rugby union player Jody Onsley, both of whom are stars of the BBC television show Gladiators.

16-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown and 18-year-old para-swimmer William Allard were also shortlisted for the award.

Littler became a household name in early 2024 by reaching the World Championship final at the age of just 16 years and 347 days.

That achievement was the start of a trophy-laden year, in which Littler won the Premier League Darts, Grand Slam and World Series of Darts finals among his titles.

Littler has moved from 164th to fourth in the world rankings and has earned more than £1m in prize money in 2024.

The judging panel for Young Sports Personality of the Year included Paralympic gold medalist Sammy Kinghorn, Olympic silver medalist BMX freestyler Kieran Reilly, television presenter Kasa Alom and Radio 1 DJ Jeremiah Assiamah, as well as representatives from Youth Sport Trust, Blue Peter. and BBC Sport.