Sportswoman of the Year 2018: Dina Asher-Smith wins award following European golden triple

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British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith has been named Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year for 2018.

In August, Asher-Smith became the first British woman to win triple European Championship gold, winning the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles in Berlin.

England's Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning netball team won the Team of the Year award.

"It feels absolutely amazing, it's a honour," Asher-Smith told Sky Sports.

"2017 was a difficult year, I broke my foot. I was very proud to come back from that but I didn't achieve the goals I wanted for that season.

"I worked really hard to make sure 2018 was a far better year and it was."

Two-time Olympic skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold - who retired on 15 October - finished second while cyclist Katie Archibald was third.

Golfer Georgia Hall, who won this year's Women's British Open, was named Young Sportswoman of the Year.

She was also a nominee for the main individual award, as were mountain biker Rachel Atherton and triathlete Vicky Holland.

Visually impaired skier Menna Fitzpatrick - who won four medals at March's Winter Paralympics - was named Disability Sportswoman of the Year with her guide Jen Kehoe.

Jennie Price, who will leave her post as chief executive of Sport England this month after 11 years in charge, won the Lifetime Achievement award.

Triathlete Trish Deykin won the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration while Alex Paske won the Grassroots Award.

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  • Comment posted by ljs, at 15:40 3 Nov 2018

    At least the award went to somebody who

    DOES NOT PLAY BORING, MIND NUMBING football

    and is a REAL Sportswoman.

  • Comment posted by camerajuan, at 14:38 2 Nov 2018

    If Harry Kane hadn't scored a couple of penalties, tap ins & a deflection against some part time footballers, Dasher would be a shoe in for SPOTY!

  • Comment posted by markyp1965, at 19:06 2 Nov 2018

    Congratulations to Dine Asher-Smith for winning the award and fully deserved after an amazing year.
    But I have to give credit to the phenomenal Rachel Atherton too, on being nominated amongst the finalists for the award. ‘Rachybox’ had an incredible 2018, taking the World Cup overall title and crowning her year with another World Championship success.

  • Comment posted by the judge, at 14:59 3 Nov 2018

    Why no HYS on Wiggo's love of Armstrong?......or anti-Semitism in the Labour Party? Or indeed on any left-leaning misdemeanours such as Alec Baldwin's history of violence???

    Oh I forgot...it is only the Right that the Beeb loves to slate!!

    Your lack of impartiality is embarrassing lol

    Asher-Smith is great btw. Better than over-hyped KJT & JEH...they are just lucky Karolina Kluft got bored

  • Comment posted by Freda, at 20:45 2 Nov 2018

    Agreed Dina had an excellent summer but my athlete of the year was KJT, world indoor and commonwealth gold and silver in the Euros to the Olympic and World champion, not just over a few weeks in the summer but over the whole athletics season, just my opinion

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