BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1984 for his achievements, including winning the St. Leger Stakes on Commanche Run that year, Piggott's record-breaking 28th British classic win. In 1994, Piggott won the award again for his "services to racing". Comedian David Walliams received the award in 2006 "for his outstanding achievement of swimming the English Channel for charity", which raised over £1 million for Sport Relief. Fellow comedian Eddie Izzard was presented with the award in 2009 after running 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief. In 1983, the team of "Australia II" received an International Team Award in recognition of their victory in the
2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award the football World Cup semi final was played. The event was however not without controversy as a number of media outlets panned the decision not to include Ronnie O’Sullivan or Tyson Fury, Eurosport being particularly vocal. The nominees for the award were revealed during the ceremony. In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards will also be presented: On 3 December 2018 the nominees for the inaugural Greatest sporting moment of the year were announced. The winner was decided by public vote (online only) between the 3 December 2018 at 18.30 GMT and