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On what we can all do to help better protect the planet. Over the next half an hour, well introduce you to this years winners from All Over The World and a variety of sports. But ourfirst winner of the young sportsperson of the year is from a little bit closer to home. Im on the way to devon to meet innes fitzgerald, who, a yearago, at the age ofjust 16, put her environmental principles above the start of her International Athletics career. Innes, congratulations. What you have done has been something that is really inspirational. How do you feel getting this award . Yeah, ifeel like its a rea...

how do you feel getting this award? yeah, ifeel like it's a real privilege. i never set out to achieve awards from this. ijust wanted to raise awareness about, like, climate—related issues within the athletics and sporting world, trying to get up—and—coming athletes think about what they're doing, and their impacts on the climate as well. earlier this year, innes turned down the opportunity to compete in the cross country championships in australia because of the impact flying there would have on the environment. it was like, "well, i can go there and i might do really "well, b...

innes, congratulations. what you have done has been something that is really inspirational. how do you feel getting this award? yeah, ifeel like it's a real privilege. i never set out to achieve awards from this. ijust wanted to raise awareness about, like, climate—related issues within the athletics and sporting world, trying to get up—and—coming athletes think about what they're doing, and their impacts on the climate as well. earlier this year, innes turned down the opportunity to compete in the cross country championships in australia because of the impact flying there woul...