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Originally Posted by Ammi

...so if a sportsperson’s participation in their sport continues...(...whatever a controversy..)...then surely their participation continues unreservedly and they would still be eligible for any award accolades given by their peers..?....

"Eligible", sure, but I'd have some serious questions about the panel making the decision to actually award, if that's the direction they went with it? If it was a case of it being "stripped" or something that's different - an award especially designed for one purpose that just "isn't given" - but that's not the case with the sports personality award... there are plenty of other candidates that it could go to. I'd much prefer he get it at a later date, when he's actually shown some real evidence of change/remorse, beyond a couple of statements that sound like they were written by a PR team and read off a sheet.

Someone with a question mark over their past behaviour who has overcome their demons and can stand up and say "I used to hold some awful opinions and say some awful things - I look back and see things differently now, and here's why ... ..." may well still be deserving of accolades...

Someone who has just said "Wups sorry didn't mean it, wasn't well"? It doesn't look enough like change, to me.

Like I said he's not a criminal or anything, I don't think he should be under any punitive measures or sanctions or anything like that within the sport itself. Even if it was a specific "sport-internal" award for achievements in boxing that would be different. But the "Sports Personality" award isn't just about being good at your chosen sport, it's supposed to be about a bit more than that.