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Dai Greene and Nathan Stephens Shortlisted for Awards

BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2011. 05 December 2011

The shortlist for BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2011 has today, Monday, December 5, been announced, two of which are Definitive clients, namely Dai Greene and Nathan Stephens.

The title will be decided by public vote with the winner announced on BBC Radio Wales in a special programme with Jason Mohammad on the evening of Monday, December 12, from the awards ceremony at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. BBC Wales Today will have coverage of the announcement at 10.25pm on BBC One Wales.

The Contenders:

Dai Greene: Dai won the 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Korea in September, his achievement crowning a glittering season.  Dai is also one of the contenders for the national BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011 award.

Nathan Stephens: The Paralympian started the year on a high, winning gold in his category in the javelin in the World Championships in New Zealand and became world record holder later in the summer.

To vote for your Dai and Nathan please dial 09015 222 88 followed by:

3 for DAI GREENE
5 for NATHAN STEPHENS

Calls cost 15p from a BT landline, other networks may vary. Calls from mobiles will cost considerably more.

This year we have text voting too. You can simply text the surname of your choice from the above list to 65577.

Texts will be charged at your standard message rate.  For full terms and conditions visit bbc.co.uk/sportwales. Lines close on Saturday, December 10, at 6pm.  Please do not vote after this time as your vote will not count and you may be charged.