The list of nominees for the BBC 2016 Sports Personality of the Year award has been finalised, and plenty of Olympic and Paralympic stars have made the cut.
Alistair Brownlee, Mo Farah, Jason Kenny and Laura Kenny are among the Rio stars who make up more than half of
the 16-name shortlist.
However, while the achievements of the nominees can't be contested, some are angry or merely baffled about some of the names that
don't appear on this year's shortlist.
Chris Froome defended his Tour de France title this year, making it three wins in four years for the cyclist - perhaps his failure to win Olympic gold counted against him.
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While Team GB may have won 27 Olympic gold medals this summer, few were able to match the achievements of
Michael Bisping.
The Lancastrian became the UK's first
ever UFC world champion, claiming the middleweight crown with a shock victory over Luke Rockhold and defending his title against Dan Henderson in Manchester in October.
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And, speaking of world champions,
Anthony Joshua claimed the IBF world heavyweight belt in April and launched a successful defence against Dominic Breazale over the summer.
If he extends his career record to 18-0 against Éric Molina - a fight that takes place eight days before the SPOTY ceremony - his omission may look all the more inexplicable to some.
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While some will point to Froome, Bisping and Joshua as evidence of a bizarre selection policy, others will use it as proof that this has really been a stand-out year for British sport. After all, when world champions and Olympic gold medalists don't make the cut then you know competition is fierce.
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