Wycombe Wanderers’ David Wheeler has been nominated for the BBC Green Sports Awards Athlete of the Year.

The utility player, who recently played his 200th game for the club in the 2-1 away win at Bristol Rovers, is a well-known advocate in promoting environmental-friendly lifestyle choices.

This year’s awards will be presented by journalist and television presenter, Qasa Alom, and the winners of every category, except Athlete of the Year, will be announced on October 7 on the BBC Sport website at 6am.

Athlete of the Year will then be unveiled live on The One Show on BBC One and iPlayer from 7pm that evening, before being celebrated at the special awards event at the BBC Radio Theatre.

Those in attendance on the evening will include some of the world’s leading experts in sport sustainability, as well as some of the top sporting names who are advocating for a greener sector.

The nominees for the awards have been confirmed:

Athlete of the Year

  • Jamie Farndale
  • Imogen Grant
  • Cameron Norrie
  • Amy James Turner
  • David Wheeler

World Athlete of the Year

  • Rhydian Cowley
  • Jessie Flemming
  • Pragnya Mohan
  • Chris Paul
  • Sofie Junge Pedersen

Evergreen Athlete of the Year

  • Chris Boardman
  • Adrian ‘ACE’ Buchan
  • Lewis Pugh
  • Alexandra Rickham PLY
  • Melissa Wilson

Elite Organisation of the Year

  • Extreme E
  • Paris 2024
  • Professional Footballers, Australia
  • World Athletics
  • World Rugby

Grassroots Organisation of the Year

  • Clean Water Alliance
  • Cricket for Climate
  • The Green Runners
  • Pledgeball
  • Surfers for Climate

Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport says: “It is incredible to see such strong competition in each category – a real testament to the hard work being done in each respective field to encourage sustainability in sport.

“I’m looking forward to celebrating those who are leading the way in encouraging a greener and more environmentally friendly approach and seeing who wins on the night.”

Last year’s winners included Pat Cummins, who took home the Athlete of the Year Award for his leadership on climate issues in cricket and more broadly across Australia.

Innes FitzGerald won Young Athlete of the Year after declining to take part in the World Cross Country Championships in Australia due to concerns about the impact of flying on the environment.