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BBC Midlands Sports Awards 2007

The voting lines are now closed. Have a look at this year's categories and nominees for the annual extravaganza that takes place on Sunday 2nd December 2007.

Nick Owen

The nominations have been announced for this year's BBC Midlands Sports Awards – with newly crowned World Amateur Boxing Champion Frankie Gavin among those in the frame, along with international sports stars like Aston Villa and England footballer and heptathlete Kelly Sotherton.

The fifteen Awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony, hosted by BBC Midlands Today’s Nick Owen, at the National Motorcycle Museum on Sunday 2nd December.

This year's event is the fifth to be staged by the BBC in the Midlands and is being sponsored by Land Rover and University Sport Birmingham.

Gareth Barry

Voting lines for the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year have now closed – so now it's a case of waiting for the winner to be revealed. Previous winners have been Women's World Darts Champion Trina Gulliver (2003), Paralympic Dressage rider Lee Pearson (2004), Warwickshire and England cricketer Ashley Giles (2005) and last year, the 13 times World Darts Champion Phil "The Power" Taylor.

The six nominations for this year’s Award are:

Gareth Barry
Ian Bell
Frankie Gavin
Chris "Bomber" Harris
Kelly Sotherton
Steve Webster

Other Award nominees:

Kelly Sotherton

Sportswoman

Rachel Atherton (Downhill mountain-biker)
Laura Kenney (European Under23 5000m Champion)
Kelly Sotherton

Sportsman

Ian Bell
Frankie Gavin
Chris “Bomber” Harris

Team

Coventry Bees Speedway
Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey
Solihull Mohawks Speed Skating

Footballer

Gareth Barry
Michael Kightly
Kevin Phillips

Disabled Sportsperson

Nyree Lewis (Swimming)
Sascha Kindred (Swimming)
Steve Prowse (Archery)

Coventry Bees Speedway

Young Sportswoman

Laura Collett (Equestrianism)
Holly Scott (Sailing)
Jess Varnish (Cycling)

Young Sportsman

Joe Costello (Boxing)
Mitchell Mann (Snooker)
Ray Rowson (Motocross)

Junior Team

Harpfield FC U13s
Warwickshire Girls U15 Cricket
Warwick School U18 Rugby

Young Disabled Sportsperson

Mickey Bushell (Athletics)
Sam Scott (Athletics)
Jordanne Whiley (Tennis)

Special Achievement

Ryan Farrington (Athletics)
Richard Ing & Chris Smith (Channel swimming)
Mississippi Canoe Challenge

Unsung Hero

Brian Buck    (Cycle Speedway)
Peter Cruwys   (Table Tennis)
Tibor Herbent   (Canoeing)
Ian Paige         (Athletics)
Richard Kelly   (Powerlifting)

Trophies

Power of Sport

Saheli Adventure Hub (Balsall Heath, Bham)
NS Fusion (North Solihull)
"Chase It" (Cannock Chase)
Swim Active (Wolverhampton)
Herefordshire Sports Referral Project
Telford Sports, Learning and Enterprise Community

BBC Local Radio Breakthrough

Leah Carey (Rugby)
Chaz Davies (Motorcycling)
Tom Gould     (Kickboxing)
Johnny Hiam   (White water kayaking)
Michael Kightly   (Wolves footballer)

The shortlist of nominations was drawn up by the following panel of judges:

Andy Knowles (Awards manager), Nick Clitheroe (BBC Midlands Today Sports Editor), James Bond (BBC Radio Shropshire), Geoff Foster (BBC Coventry & Warwickshire), John Acres (BBC Radio Stoke), Richard Wilford (BBC WM), Jacqui Francis (Chair, BBC Regional Advisory Council), Doug Poultney (West Midlands Federation for Sport) and Charlotte Carey (Sports Awards assistant).

Highlights of the Awards will be shown over four nights on Midlands Today from Monday 3rd December.

last updated: 26/11/07

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