The top 10 nominees for this year's BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year have been announced- and Paraympic gold medallist Jess Stretton is on the list!
The 16-year-old, who was the youngest archer in the Rio Paralympics and set a new record, led Great Britain's historic clean sweep, with Jo Frith taking silver and Vicky Jenkins winning bronze.
She also smashed the world record and took silver at the Fazaa Internationational Archery Championships in Dubai.
The top three finalists, chosen by an expert panel, will be named on Blue Peter on Thursday, 8 December. And the winner will be announced on the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year programme, live on BBC One on Sunday, 18 December.
Jess is up against:
- Olympic bronze medal-winning gymnast Amy Tinkler
- Last year's winner, gymnast Ellie Downie
- Paralympic gold medallist, swimmer Ellie Robinson
- Footballer Georgia Stanway
- Wales rugby international Keelan Giles
- Paralympic trunk-and-arms mixed double sculls gold medallist Lauren Rowles
- Olympic weightlifter Rebekah Tiler
- Cricketer Sophie Ecclestone
- Paralympic swimmer Tom Hamer
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