Christine Ohuruogu, the reigning 400m world champion and 2008 Olympic champion, has been named Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year for 2013.

The Awards celebrate the outstanding contribution to sport made by elite performers, coaches, administrators, community volunteers and inspirational female figures – and the 2013 ceremony, hosted at Sky Studios in west London and broadcast live on Sky Sports 1 HD, was the most spectacular in the event’s 26-year history.

Ohuruogu captained the Great Britain team at the 2013 athletics world championships in Moscow and claimed her second world title with a dramatic late charge in the 400m final, dipping at the line to beat defending champion Amantle Montsho by four thousandths of a second.

“This was such a tough category,”