5 Best UK Sports Moments of 2024
Para-archer Jodie Grinham won gold for Team GB in the mixed team compound final – all whilst being seven months pregnant. She won bronze in the individual compound event earlier in at the Olympics.
Team GB athlete Keely Hodgkinson wins gold in her 800-metre final at Stade de France. She is the first British woman to claim the 800m gold since Dame Kelly Holmes in 2024.
She later won the BBC’s Sports Personality of The Year – becoming the fourth woman in a row to win the prize following Emma Raducanu (tennis), Beth Mead (football) and Mary Earps (football).
Scottish tennis star Andy Murray said goodbye to Wimbledon is a heartwarming and emotional send-off. A montage of his most memorable moments and tributes from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams.
British racer Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix in 2024 – ending his 945-day winless streak. The superstar was in tears after he claimed the title, a week before he was denied a record eight world title in Abu Dhabi.
Attendance at women’s professional sports events across the UK are set to hit 77.7 million in 2024.
Women’s Super League (WSL) has seen its viewership skyrocket since switching to YouTube – and new contracts have been signed with Sky Sports and the BBC.
Data shows women’s football is the fifth most attended sporting event in the UK in 2024, behind: men’s football, rugby union, cricket and horse racing.