The gold medal-winning British eventing team has been nominated for team of the year at The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2023. Ros Canter (pictured, left), is also in the running for The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year.
Ros is joined by fellow nominees England goalkeeper Mary Earps, superstar heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, top netball player Helen Housby, England cricketer Tammy Beaumont, seven-time Paralympic champion wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft, and multiple world-title holding boxer Chantelle Cameron.
The victorious British eventing team from this year’s Europeans are also nominated for the team of the year award. Ros was joined by Kitty King (Vendredi Biats), Yasmin Ingham (Banzai Du Loir) and Laura Collett (London 52) in securing the European team title.
The six-strong team of the year shortlist also features the Lionesses, who this year were the first England football team to make a World Cup final since 1966.
Joining the riders and footballers on the list are England’s Ashes side, the Red Roses – who scored their 16th Six Nations grand slam in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham in April, World Cup finalists England Netball, and Great Britain’s world title-winning cycling team pursuit squad.
The eventers’ nomination highlights that eventing is a mixed sport, but that the “all-female British team dominated the field to take home gold”.
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Rider Suzanna Hext is also nominated for her achievements in the pool. Suzanna, a triple European gold medal-winning para rider, won her first world champion para swimming title in July, days after coming out of hospital.
Mounted games star Sophie Locking is nominated for the young sportswoman of the year award.
The shortlists were decided by a panel of women in the world of sport and journalism, from a long-list of public nominations.
The team of the year is among the categories decided by the public. Voting is open and closes at noon 25 October.
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