Monday 7 September 2015 11:34, UK
Sports fans across Britain and Northern Ireland can now nominate their favourite sportswomen of the year.
The 2015 Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Awards in association with Vitality, were launched on Sunday with a nationwide call for nominations from the public.
People can put forward the names of their heroines in seven separate award categories.
Now in their 28th year, the awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution to sport made by elite performers, coaches, administrators, community volunteers and inspirational women.
For the next two-and-a-half weeks, people are invited to submit nominations for the seven categories.
Visit the website for all the details: www.swoty2015.co.uk.
The awards presentation will be live on Sky Sports 1 on the evening of Friday November 6, and, for the first time, simultaneously on Sky 1.
Previous winners of the coveted Sportswoman of the Year accolade include Sally Gunnell, Denise Lewis, Dame Kelly Holmes, Zara Phillips, Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Christine Ohuruogu and Maggie Alphonsi.
Charlotte Dujardin, the Olympic and world dressage champion, was crowned the 2014 Sportswoman of the Year.
Inspirational former England women's rugby player Maggie Alphonsi won the title in 2010, as well as the team award, and told Sky Sports New HQ what the honour means.
Alphonsi said: "These awards are really important because they shine a light on women's sport generally and also allows us an opportunity to recognise the contribution and effort that a lot of top female athletes have brought to women's sport generally in Britain.
"Having awards like these will help raise the recognition of women's sport and show people that women are doing very well out there.
"We have started to see more women's sport on terrestrial TV, and on Sky Sports, which is really good because that makes a big difference. If people can see it, it's on TV, more people will watch it, more people will engage and sponsors will add their names to it."
The Sportswomen Awards are among the most prestigious and influential in the British sporting calendar and are once again supported by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, UK Sport, Sport England and Women in Sport.
The seven award categories are:
Sunday Times & Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year 2015 - the ultimate accolade for your favourite Sportswoman of 2015.
Vitality Team of the Year - celebrating the achievements of Britain's successful collective efforts.
Young Sportswoman of the Year - nominees must have been 21 or younger on January 1, 2015.
Disability Sportswoman of the Year Award - the outstanding figure within a disability sport.
Community Award - for individuals who have actively engaged with different groups of women within their community through sport.
The Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration - recognising inspirational endeavour in honour of the late sports presenter Helen Rollason.
Lifetime Achievement Award - recognising a lifetime of sporting success.
The online nomination process will close at midday on Wednesday, September 23. A panel of experts will then select the winners, who will be announced at a star-studded awards ceremony at Sky Studios on the evening of Friday, November 6.
Sportswomen is live on Sky Sports News HQ at 11.30am every Tuesday and will feature some of the potential nominees on the programme.
Follow the latest news and get involved by following #SWOTY on social media in the lead up to the Awards.
