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Lewis Hamilton takes runner-up spot in BBC's Sports Personality awards

Lewis Hamilton took the runner-up spot in the BBC's annual Sports Personality of the Year awards on Sunday, missing out to Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas. The Mercedes driver is Britain's most successful Formula 1 driver and this year he claimed a fifth title to match Juan Manuel Fangio, and is now just two shy of Michael Schumacher's record seven titles. The award, which is voted for by the British public, saw six candidates make the final cut; Harry Kane (football), Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton), James Anderson (cricket) and Dina Asher-Smith (athletics), alongside Hamilton and eventual winner Thomas. Hamilton was voted second for the third time following his near misses in...
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