Amy Hunt has been slashed into odds-on favourite for BBC Sports Personality of the Year after her historic four-gold haul at the European Championships.
Amy Hunt has gone from rank outsider to odds-on favourite for BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the space of a single week, with bookmakers slashing her price from 125/1 to 13/18 following an unprecedented four-gold haul at the European Championships in Birmingham.
The 24-year-old became the first athlete in the 92-year history of the European Championships to win four titles at a single edition of the event, sweeping the 100m, 200m, women's 4x100m relay and mixed 4x100m relay across seven races in seven days. Her anchor-leg masterclass to run down Germany's Gina Lückenkemper in the mixed relay finale, sealing a European record of 39.97 seconds, proved the moment that shifted her from fringe contender to clear market leader.
No British athlete has won four global or continental titles in a single championships before, and with SPOTY voters traditionally rewarding standout individual moments, Hunt's Birmingham exploits look tailor-made for December's shortlist.
Sports Personality Of The Year Odds
Who is favourite to win SPOTY?
Amy Hunt sits as a clear odds-on favourite in the latest SPOTY betting, with the rest of the field trading at considerably longer prices:
- Amy Hunt — 13/18
- Josh Kerr — 7/1
- Luke Littler — 10/1
- Harry Kane — 12/1
The gap between Hunt and second-favourite Josh Kerr tells its own story. Kerr, another middle-distance star with a strong 2026 to his name, is rated more than eight times less likely to lift the award than Hunt. Littler, the darts sensation who continues to dominate his sport, and Kane, fresh off Bayern Munich duties and international football, round out the current top four.
Hunt's case is built on volume as much as quality: four European golds, a European record, and a narrative arc that took her from relative anonymity to the most talked-about name in British sprinting inside a matter of days. With Dina Asher-Smith also enjoying a record-breaking championships and Georgia Hunter Bell completing a hat-trick of 2026 global titles, British athletics has strong representation on the shortlist, but none of Hunt's teammates come close to matching her odds.
