Female sports personality of the year 2011

[public school boy]

Why on earth is anyone complaining that no woman has been nominated for The BBC sports personality of the year award 2011. If a woman had achieved anything that warranted her inclusion for this year's award then she would be nominated. Women have won the award in the past for achieving something. It's time that women realised that just by jumping up and down and playing the Sex discrimination card, they are just making fools of themselves. My Christmas message to those in the burn your bra Brigade is concentrate on becoming first rate woman than trying to become second rate men.

 

[countryman]

Well said.

 

[Marshy]

yawn

 

[Philzo-93]

I can't highlight anything a woman sportsman has done this previous year. Didn't ellen MacArthur win it for her contribution to sport?!

End of thread

 

[Bad Ash]

Is there a single sport where women compete at the same level or even exceed men?

 

[Withdean11]

Is there a single sport where women compete at the same level or even exceed men?

Beach Volleyball

 

[Driver8]

Is there a single sport where women compete at the same level or even exceed men?

Curling?

 

[seagullondon]

Is there a single sport where women compete at the same level or even exceed men?

Worlds Strongest Man.... oh

 

[Bad Ash]

Beach Volleyball

I'd say that's merely a sport where the women's game is more attractive to watch than the men's.

 

[8ace]

The Head Turner won it

Hayley turner crowned the first winner of the william hill sports woman - Racing UK

 

[Surrey_Albion]

Beach Volleyball

Agree beach volley ball, nothing wrong with oiled up ladies in bikinis jumping up and down,bless them

 

[Pbseagull]

I can't highlight anything a woman sportsman has done this previous year. Didn't ellen MacArthur win it for her contribution to sport?!

End of thread

You can't highlight ANYTHING a sportswoman has done this year? what about these.........

- Rebecca Adlington: Won a gold and silver medal at the World Aquatics Championship in Shanghai.

- Charlotte Edwards: Captain of the all conquering England Women’s Cricket Team.

- Jessica Ennis: UK No.1 Heptathlete, won silver at World Championships.

- Tamsin Greenway: captain Of The Surrey Storm, bronze medal winner at the netball World Championships.

- Helen Jenkins: British No.1 Triathlete, qualified for Olympics after winning the Hyde Park Event.

- Sarah Stevenson: Won gold at the 2011 Tae Kwon Do World Championships.

- Kelly Smith: England Striker who competed in the Women’s Football World Cup earlier this year.

- Hayley Turner: Rode 83 winners in 2011, including two Group One wins.

- Beth Tweddle: Grabbed gold at European Gymnastics in Berlin.

- Chrissie Wellington: Added a fourth Ironman World Championship title in 2011.

 

[tedebear]

It's time that women realised that just by jumping up and down and playing the Sex discrimination card, they are just making fools of themselves. My Christmas message to those in the burn your bra Brigade is concentrate on becoming first rate woman than trying to become second rate men.

Who is jumping up and down?

 

[Pbseagull]

Is there a single sport where women compete at the same level or even exceed men?

Extreme washing up!

 

[Pavilionaire]

I've looked at that list of British women above. Realistically, to make the SPOTY short list you need to have won a world title in a sport that people watch on TV (even if it is only occasionally, or once every 4 years when the Olympics is on).

On that basis Adlington, Tweddle and Wellington are worthy of contention, certainly more so than - say - Andy Murray, who still hasn't won a Major.

 

[Bad Ash]

Extreme washing up!

Bog standard washing up would be a more level playing field, but strength and speed would be a factor, therefore the World Champ would definitely be male.

 

[Gazwag]

You can't highlight ANYTHING a sportswoman has done this year? what about these.........

- Rebecca Adlington: Won a gold and silver medal at the World Aquatics Championship in Shanghai.

- Charlotte Edwards: Captain of the all conquering England Women’s Cricket Team.

- Jessica Ennis: UK No.1 Heptathlete, won silver at World Championships.

- Tamsin Greenway: captain Of The Surrey Storm, bronze medal winner at the netball World Championships.

- Helen Jenkins: British No.1 Triathlete, qualified for Olympics after winning the Hyde Park Event.

- Sarah Stevenson: Won gold at the 2011 Tae Kwon Do World Championships.

- Kelly Smith: England Striker who competed in the Women’s Football World Cup earlier this year.

- Hayley Turner: Rode 83 winners in 2011, including two Group One wins.

- Beth Tweddle: Grabbed gold at European Gymnastics in Berlin.

- Chrissie Wellington: Added a fourth Ironman World Championship title in 2011.

Yeah but Amir Khan won a fight and lost a fight

 

[JCL666]

You can't highlight ANYTHING a sportswoman has done this year? what about these.........

- Rebecca Adlington: Won a gold and silver medal at the World Aquatics Championship in Shanghai.

- Charlotte Edwards: Captain of the all conquering England Women’s Cricket Team.

- Jessica Ennis: UK No.1 Heptathlete, won silver at World Championships.

- Tamsin Greenway: captain Of The Surrey Storm, bronze medal winner at the netball World Championships.

- Helen Jenkins: British No.1 Triathlete, qualified for Olympics after winning the Hyde Park Event.

- Sarah Stevenson: Won gold at the 2011 Tae Kwon Do World Championships.

- Kelly Smith: England Striker who competed in the Women’s Football World Cup earlier this year.

- Hayley Turner: Rode 83 winners in 2011, including two Group One wins.

- Beth Tweddle: Grabbed gold at European Gymnastics in Berlin.

- Chrissie Wellington: Added a fourth Ironman World Championship title in 2011.

I just spent 10 minutes googling each one of them. some are FIT

 

[Gritt23]

- Jessica Ennis: UK No.1 Heptathlete, won silver at World Championships.

While everything about Jessica does leave me in a state of teenage dribbling excitement, I can't endorse her being nominated on the strength of her being the "UK no.1", and seeing as she was disappointed with Silver, I think she would be slightly offended if we said that had been a great year for her. This time next year, as Olympic Champion and top poster-girl of teh 2012 Olympic games she will WALK this award.

But not this year.

 

[nail-Z]

- Kelly Smith: England Striker who competed in the Women’s Football World Cup earlier this year.

You can hardly call competing a sporting achievement.