Mo Farah wins BBC Sports Personality award

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Sir Mo Farah holding SPOTY awardImage source, PA

Sir Mo Farah has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017.

He got the most votes after winning his third 10,000m gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in London in August.

He's the first long-distance runner to win SPOTY since Paula Radcliffe in 2002.

Mo wasn't able to attend the ceremony in Liverpool and received his award on video link.

World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea came second and two-time Paralaympic champion Jonnie Peacock came in third place.