Chrissie absent from BBC Sports Personality list
Angry reaction as women and triathletes both missing from list for 2011 Award
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The BBC has announced the 10 nominees for the 2011 Sports Personality of the Year Award.
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Chrissie Wellington and Alistair Brownlee were both absent from the list, chosen by a range of newspapers and magazines across the UK.
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The list, which can be viewed here, has immediately been criticised for its lack of female participants, with Chrissie, Keri-Anne Payne, Rebecca Adlington and the ITU World Champion, Helen Jenkins, all absent.
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Chrissie has tweeted, "No women in @bbcspoty top ten. Its not about me, its about the need to celebrate achievements of so many female GBR athletes. Disgraceful."
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Here is the shortlist, their sport and the number of votes they received…
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Mark Cavendish, Cycling                 23 votes
Darren Clarke, Golf                         26 votes
Alastair Cook, Cricket                      18 votes
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Luke Donald, Golf                           11 votes
Mo Farah, Athletics                          27 votes
Dai Greene, Athletics                        17 votes
Amir Khan, Boxing                            7 votes
Rory McIlroy, Golf                             27 votes
Andy Murray, Tennis                          14 votes
Andrew Strauss, Cricket                    16 votes
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And those who missed the cut…
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Rebecca Adlington, Swimming         6 votes
Keri-Anne Payne, Swimming           5 votes
Chrissie Wellington, Triathlon           3 votes
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Alistair Brownlee, Triathlon               4 votes
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Who voted and how can be viewed here
