Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been shortlisted for the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. - Oregon22
Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been shortlisted for the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

World 200m champion Dina Asher-Smith has been named Sunday Times sportswoman of the year for the second consecutive time.

Asher-Smith had a very good 2019 track and field season. She won the Diamond League 100m title.

Asher-Smith went on to become the first British woman to win a world 200m title in Doha 2019. She also finished second behind Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the women’s 100m.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson was runner-up.

Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been shortlisted for the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been shortlisted for the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Meanwhile, both Asher-Smith and Johnson-Thompson have been shortlisted for the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

For multi-eventer, Johnson-Thompson kicked off the year with European Indoor gold in the pentathlon. She closed the year with victory in Doha 2019.

Voting will open to the public during the live Sports Personality of the Year programme on BBC One on Sunday, 15 December.


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Anthony Foster is a renowned Jamaican sports journalist, honored twice as the Jamaica sports journalist of the year (in 2004 and 2005). His journalistic achievements are globally recognized. Notably, he authored an award-winning article on Usain Bolt, the iconic 6-time Olympic champion, 11-time World champion, and record holder for the sprint double. This significant piece was published in the Jamaica Gleaner in 2004. Anthony's extensive coverage includes prestigious events such as the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. He has also provided coverage for seven (7) World Athletics Championships held between 2007 and 2022, alongside various other international sporting events. Noteworthy mentions comprise his coverage of the 2007 World Cup of cricket and his cherished experience reporting on the 2004 clash between his favorite football team, Argentina, and the USA.