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Rachael Blackmore became the first female rider to win the Grand National with victory on 11-1 chance Minella Times at Aintree in April.

No other woman had ever finished in the first two of the famous race.

The 32-year-old also became the first woman to be leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival in March, racking up six victories in total.

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Voted for by the public, Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore is the World Sport Star of the Year for 2021!

There were six nominees for the award of World Sport Star of the Year, won last year by UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov.

This year's contenders are Mexican boxer Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore, American NFL star Tom Brady, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah or Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen.

Those F1 and horse racing round-ups lead us smoothly to our next award.

It's time to find out who is our 2021 World Sports Star of the Year.

Frank Keogh
BBC Sport

Racing created headlines on and off the track during a turbulent 2021.

Rachael Blackmore made history as the first woman to be leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival, which took place behind closed doors because of Covid-19.

She then became the first female rider to win the Grand National, triumphing on Minella Times for dominant trainer Henry de Bromhead.

Another trainer, Gordon Elliott, was suspended after being pictured sitting on a dead horse.

And jockey Robbie Dunne was banned after he was found to have bullied and harassed fellow rider Bryony Frost.

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Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton staged one of the most intense, dramatic and controversial Formula 1 title fights in history through a gripping 2021 season.

The best two drivers in the world slugged it out at pretty much every race, collided a number of times and went into the final grand prix of the season tied on points.

And the championship was decided in controversial circumstances when the FIA race director appeared not to follow the rules in the handling of a late-race safety car period.

A dominant Hamilton was on course for his fourth consecutive victory and the title but when the race was re-started for just one lap, he was a sitting duck on old tyres while Verstappen behind him was on new ones. The Dutchman overtook Hamilton to win his first world championship.

No one questioned Verstappen’s worthiness as a world champion. He is a brilliant driver who drove a marvellous season, and he would have been champion before the final race but for bad luck here and there.

But the questions over the way the championship was resolved will reverberate for years to come.

Meanwhile, the intensity of the fight has increased F1s popularity around the world - and the world is already whetting its lips for a second instalment in 2022, assuming Hamilton gets over his disappointment and does return to the sport.

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Let's hear what Simone Biles had to say after receiving her Lifetime Achievement award.

"2021 wasn't the year I was expecting. This summer, I had to take a step back from competition to recover from an invisible injury," Biles said.

"That was the hardest decision of my life, but I chose to speak out to show mental health struggles are nothing to be ashamed of.

"I was expecting some criticism at first, but what happened was the complete opposite. The support and encouragement I received was overwhelming, and it fills my heart to think of those positive words.

"I want to take this moment to thank my team-mates, my friends, and my family, who gave me - and continue to give me - so much love and strength.

"I'm so grateful to everyone in the UK who sent such supportive and loving messages to me at that time. What I will always treasure, more than any medal, is hearing how I may have helped someone feel a little better.

"I will carry on fighting for what I believe in, for sport to be a safer place for young people to grow and flourish, and I will continue to speak up about mental health."

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With four Olympic gold medals and 19 World Championship titles, Simone Biles is considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time.

The 24-year-old had been expected to win more golds at this summer's Tokyo Olympics, however she withdrew from five of her six finals to focus on her mental health.

She still won team silver and individual beam bronze and has been praised for talking about her mental health struggles.

The recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award is Simone Biles!

It's time to present our next award now - the Lifetime Achievement award.

Coral Barry
BBC Sport

Sergio Pettis’ last-gasp knockout of Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 272 and Julianna Pena’s dethroning of Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 sum up what is so special about MMA – nothing is guaranteed, nothing is forever. Horiguchi won every second of every round until Pettis’ spinning back fist. Pena stunned the world by submitting GOAT contender and two-weight champion Nunes.

New stars have risen and old ones have stumbled. A.J. McKee lived up to his hype in Bellator while Charles Oliveira is overseeing a new lightweight era in the UFC. Who would have predicted the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz would be without wins in 2021.

In total across the UFC and Bellator, 14 new champions and interim champions have been crowned in 2021. The year has been jammed with weird and wonderful knockouts - see Cory Sandhagen vs Frankie Edgar as reference - and ferocious contests - see Paul Daley v Sabah Homasi. It’s just when you think you’ve seen it all in MMA that something spectacular happens.

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Jonesy: Adam Peaty for me, guy’s on another level.

Lia: Tonight I shall definitely be voting for The Boy from Brent on #SPOTY Raheem Sterling. I met him recently. Not a hint of vanity, I was struck by his dignity. A great role model for young people.

James: Tom Daley’s Olympic win got me all emotional. Had to compose myself. He would be a worthy recipient tonight. Everything he stands for and has achieved should be applauded and acknowledged.

Mark: I hope Emma wins SPOTY. She was an inspiration in New York.

Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport

It was the year where the Chinese players finally made their mark on the sport. Ding Junhui has long been the standard bearer for players from the Far East but January saw Yan Bingtao win the Masters title and December Zhao Xintong claimed a shock victory at the UK Championship for his first ranking event time.

Elsewhere, Ronnie O’Sullivan ended last season by losing in five consecutive ranking finals and it could be a sixth should be lose to Neil Robertson in the World Grand Prix tonight. The Rocket’s fellow Class of 92 player John Higgins hasn’t fared much better, losing in four finals this term.

Meanwhile, Mark Selby was in trademark ruthless form, dispatching Shaun Murphy to claim his fourth World Championship title at the Crucible and return to the top of the rankings. The brilliant Judd Trump, though, continues to show his class, winning the Champion of Champions event last month.”

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Iain Carter
Golf commentator

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In a record breaking golfing year the stand out performance came from Europe’s women with a stunning Solheim Cup win, only their second triumph on US soil.

Catriona Matthew’s team competed in Toledo with no away support and very few friends or relatives in attendance, yet prevailed 15-13 with Ireland’s Leona Maguire unbeaten in claiming four and half points out of a possible five.

Europe’s men could not repeat the feat a couple of weeks later, overpowered by a rampant, youthful American side who eased to a record 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits.

The continent’s biggest individual successes were Jon Rahm’s thrilling US Open victory as the Spanish world number one landed his first major at Torrey Pines and Anna Nordqvist’s composed win at the AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie.

Collin Morikawa won at Royal St George’s on his Open debut with an exemplary display of ball striking en route to becoming the first US golfer to win the Race to Dubai.

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama was the first Asian player to win the Masters and at 50 years old Phil Mickelson became the oldest winner of a men’s major with his unexpected triumph in the US PGA at Kiawah Island.