Matt Warwick
BBC Sport at the Green Sport Awards

The great and the good of sustainability in sport are here, sharing ideas and pushing things forward.

Nearly time for the awards…

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In another year that has seen climate records broken across the world, there have been accelerating environmental impacts made more likely by climate change and sport has been simultaneously affected and called out for the emissions it generates.

Sport isn't immune to the effects of climate change and just last month tennis player Daniil Medvedev said "one player is going to die" as he struggled in the New York heat and humidity at the US Open.

It is important to give audiences and fans an insight into what the impacts are, but also the positive changes that can and are being made and in its Green Sport Awards, BBC Sport celebrates the good news - the athletes, former athletes and organisations working hard to enact and inspire change.

So before we dive into this year's awards, I think we should give ourselves a little reminder of the inaugural winners in last year's categories...

2022 winners

Evergreen Athlete Award: Leilani Münter

Ambition and Impact Award: SailGP

Teamwork Award: Jadir Taekwondo Association

Young Athlete of the Year Award: Morten Thorsby

Athlete of the Year Award: David Pocock

BBC Sport's Matt Warwick is keeping an eye on proceedings at the Radio Theatre tonight as the build-up to the evening's celebrations continues.

Now into its second year, the BBC Green Sport Awards were created in 2022 as a way to celebrate individuals and organisations across the world of sport who are proactively trying to reduce their own impact on the planet, help others reduce theirs and bring more awareness and education around the issue of climate change.

This year the awards were made up of five categories that included:

• Athlete of the Year
• Young Athlete of the Year
• Evergreen Athlete 2023
• Elite Organisation of the Year
• Grassroots Organisation of the Year

You can find out more about the awards and each of the categories here

So what is in store for tonight? Let's have a look...

Over the next two hours we will be bringing you:

• Last year's inaugural awards winners
• This year's award categories
• The 2023 nominees
• The 2023 winners and the work they are doing

• Updates from the award ceremony

Hello and welcome to the BBC Green Sport Awards 2023!

Over the course of the next couple of hours we will be celebrating the people and organisations who are using the power of sport to create positive change for the planet.

We'll bring you updates from the ceremony at BBC Radio Theatre in London where guests from across the worlds of sport and sustainability will be gathering to recognise those using their sporting profile to try to ensure a more sustainable future.

So grab a cuppa and sit back for an evening of celebration and inspiration.