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Sunday, 9 December 2007, 17:04 GMT

Athletes honoured

Sir Robin Knox-Johnson with sailor Geoff Holt

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnson presents Geoff Holt with the BBC South Sports Personality of the Year award after he became the first disabled person to sail solo around the British Isles

Boccia player David Smith with Michael Vincent of Jasper & Vincent

Boccia player David Smith with Michael Vincent of Jasper & Vincent

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David Smith, who won two golds at the Boccia World Cup, receives the BBC South Disabled Sportsperson award from Michael Vincent

Paralympic swimmers Nyree Lewis and Sascha Kindred with Dennis Amiss (deputy chairman of the ECB)

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Paralympic swimmers Nyree Lewis and Sascha Kindred jointly won the BBC Midlands Disabled Sportsperson award, presented by Dennis Amiss of the ECB

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15-year-old wheelchair tennis player Jordanne Whiley ended a superb year with the BBC Midlands Young Disabled Sportsperson award

Rower Tom Aggar

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World championship-winning rower and Beijing Paralympic hopeful Tom Aggar added to his honours by winning the BBC London Disabled Athlete award

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Newark Jags wheelchair basketball player Megan Ainsworth took the BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Disabled Athlete honour

Tandem cycling pairing Barney Storey and Anthony Kappes

Tandem cycling pairing Barney Storey and Anthony Kappes

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World Championship-winning tandem cycling pair Barney Storey and Anthony Kappes won the BBC North West Disabled Sportsperson award

Tom Styles (c) with snooker player Mark Selby and Councillor David Parsons

Tom Styles (c) with snooker player Mark Selby and Councillor David Parsons

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Special Olympics tennis player Tom Styles (c) is presented with his BBC East Midlands Disabled Sportsperson trophy by snooker player Mark Selby and Councillor David Parsons

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The East Midlands junior award went to teenage swimmer Sam Hynd who has set world, European and British records in 2007 as he aims for the Beijing Paralympics

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The BBC South West Disabled Athlete award went to swimmer Jonathan Fox from the Newquay Cormorants club

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Beijing Paralympic archery hopeful Danielle Brown won the BBC Yorkshire senior disabled athlete honour after taking world gold in October

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Doncaster-based field athlete Esther Stanger won the same region's junior award

Tennis player Louise Hunt with the BBC West award

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The BBC West disabled sportsperson award went to tennis player Louise Hunt, who is sixth in the junior world rankings

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