The judging panel included Paralympic gold medallist Sammi Kinghorn, Olympic silver medal-winning BMX freestyler Keiran Reilly, television presenter Qasa Alom and Radio 1 DJ Jeremiah Asiamah, as well as representatives from the Youth Sport Trust, Blue Peter and BBC Sport.

The 10 athletes – including the final three – on the longlist were:

Mia Brookes (snowboarding)

Sky Brown (skateboarding)

William Ellard (Para-swimming)

Cat Ferguson (cycling)

Phoebe Gill (athletics)

Luke Littler (darts)

Abigail Martin (gymnastics)

Ethan Nwaneri (football)

Bly Twomey (Para-table tennis)

Iona Winnifrith (Para-swimming)