World famous sports personalities 2017
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BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017: World 10,000m champion Mo Farah wins
Farah, one of 12 contenders for the award, has been shortlisted five times before and enjoyed his previous highest finish of third in 2011.
After the show went off air, Farah spoke to those inside the arena.
Appearing close to tears, Farah said he was shocked to win because of the quality of the other athletes up for the award.
"It is pretty amazing and hard to think about," he said.
"I didn't imagine I was ever going to win this but anything can happen. If you work hard you can achieve your dreams.
"I am sorry I could not be there. My kid has been not well.
"I just cannot believe I have won."
A third successive World Championships 10,000m gold medal was the highlight of a year in which Farah also won a world 5,000m silver, missing out on a fifth major championships distance double in a row.
The Somali-born Londoner received a knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace in November.
He bowed out from his track career with a 5,000m victory at the Diamond League event in Zurich in August, and will now concentrate on road races.
Farah took the prize with 83,524 votes - 2,957 more than second-placed Rea, while Peacock took third with 73,429, just 18 more
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The 25 most popular athletes of 2017
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ESPN released its ranking of the most popular athletes in the world back in May, and once again, Cristiano Ronaldo was at the top of the list.
The list was compiled by Ben Alamar, ESPN's director of analytics. He devised a formula that weighs factors like endorsements, social media following, and internet search popularity to sift through thousands of athletes, and the result was a rundown of the biggest international superstars in sports.
Below, take a look at the top 25 best-known athletes. The list includes six tennis players, five soccer players, four basketball players, four golfers, two fighters, two cricket players, a quarterback, and a track star.
25. Conor McGregor
Sport: MMA/Boxing
Country: Ireland
Salary: $70 million (estimate)
Endorsements: $4 million
Facebook likes: 7.6 million
Twitter followers: 6.8 million
Instagram followers: 21.7 million
24. Dwyane Wade
Sport: Basketball
Country: USA
Salary: $2.3 million
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