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AS 2019 draws to a close, it's time to celebrate another monumental year in British sport.

Stars from the last 12 months are in Aberdeen for the lavish Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, which will see a new hero crowned around 9pm.

Follow live updates with our blog below…

  • Start time: 7pm (winner announced around 8.45pm)
  • Venue: P&J Live in Aberdeen
  • TV/Live stream: BBC ONE/BBC iPlayer

  • DODDIE WEIR

    On receiving the trophy, Weir joked: “Having been a Scottish rugby player in the 90s, this is the closest I have ever got to a trophy!

    If life has taught me one thing it is to enjoy the day because you don't know what tomorrow will hold.”

    He also dedicated the award to the supporters of the 'My Name'5 Doddie' Foundation as well as his wife.

  • PRINCESS ANNE is on stage where she has been full of praise for the ex-Scottish rugby player.

    The Princess Royal said: “It's a pleasure to see Doddie here and thank you for that reception you all gave him.”

  • HELEN ROLLASON AWARD

    Doddie Weir – former Scotland rugby player

    The award is handed out for “outstanding achievement in the face of adversity” – Doddie has motor neurone disease and was diagnosed in 2016.

    The following year, he launched his charity – My Name's Doddie Foundation – which seeks to aid research into the disease and improve the lives of those with MND.

  • ALUN WYN JONES

    Onto the rugby now and Wales' unsung captain is the focus of the next VT.

    “I'm very aware of what I represent and the pressure that brings.

    “We're very real in what [Wales] achieved this year. We're an honest side and there were high and lows. The group of guys have been through a journey and we represented our country to the best of our ability.”

  • KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON

    Introduced as the 'most versatile female athlete on the planet', Johnson-Thompson is speaking now.

    “This is incredible. I was always active and always sporty, my dream was to be an Olympic champion one day.

    “I've had a lot of strong female role models to look up to, 2016 I was destroyed at the thought of never reaching my potential. I wanted to quit the sport.

    “But [Denise Lewis] was there to guide me and get me back on track.”

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