Three young sport stars vie for glory
The 10-strong shortlist for this year’s outstanding young sportsperson aged 16 or under has been whittled down to three.
East Yorkshire tennis star Kyle Edmund, athlete Olivia Breen, golfer Georgia Hall, BMX rider Quillan Isidore, swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, windsurfer Saskia Sills and slalom canoeist Kimberley Woods were among the other shortlisted youngsters.
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Hide AdApplegate, 16, won gold in the 200m freestyle in the S14 category at the London 2012 Paralympics while Craig, 15, became Britain’s youngest champion at London 2012 when he won the S7 400m freestyle at the Paralympics.
Tunney, an artistic gymnast, was the youngest athlete to compete in the Olympics at the age of 15.