Beth Tweddle excited for 2022 National Lottery Athlete of the Year

British gymnastics icon Beth Tweddle has urged the public to get voting to decide the 2022 National Lottery Athlete of the Year. Ten athletes from the across the UK have made the shortlist after excelling in the past few months across the Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and recent European Championships. Ad The National Lottery Athlete of the Year category recognises the performances and legacy of our sporting heroes and showcases the impact of National Lottery funding on elite sport.

GymnasticsBritish Gymnastics is causing chaos on the international stageYESTERDAY AT 14:02 Tweddle, a three-time world champion and London 2012 bronze medallist, announced the shortlist on Monday, and now wants the public to make their voice heard. She said: «For athletes, obviously we do our job in hand to win medals or achieve PBs in the sport. When you get a publicly recognised award, it's always nice because ultimately, they are watching you, you're creating an enjoyment factor for someone else.

The fact that the public are then voting for you, taking the time out to actually vote for you is nice recognition. »There has been so much sport. The year started off well with the Winter Games, this summer has just been crazy, Wimbledon, followed by the Euros, followed by the World Athletics, World Swimming then we had the Commonwealth Games, the Europeans.