Hunt and Kerr have lit up the summer, but star athletes remain wary over Spoty
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‘It’s not a given, that’s the reality,’ Kerr says in Budapest
Athletes cautious over BBC’s informal shortlist policy
It should be the biggest no-brainer of the sporting year. After a summer where athletics has captured hearts and headlines, and made so many fans fall back in love with it again, either Amy Hunt or Josh Kerr should win the award for BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
The bookies’ odds suggest many others think the same way: Hunt is the even-money favourite, Kerr is second, with Harry Kane a stride or two back in third. Yet Kerr knows he cannot take anything for granted.
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