The judging panel included Paralympic gold medallist Sammi Kinghorn, Olympic silver medal-winning BMX freestyler Keiran Reilly, television presenter Qasa Alom and Radio 1 DJ Jeremiah Asiamah, as well as representatives from the Youth Sport Trust, Blue Peter and BBC Sport.
The 10 athletes – including the final three – on the longlist were:
Mia Brookes (snowboarding)
Sky Brown (skateboarding)
William Ellard (Para-swimming)
Cat Ferguson (cycling)
Phoebe Gill (athletics)
Luke Littler (darts)
Abigail Martin (gymnastics)
Ethan Nwaneri (football)
Bly Twomey (Para-table tennis)
Iona Winnifrith (Para-swimming)