1.5:
hours that it took to complete the presentation of the awards.
2:
number of awards won by each of the BBC, the News of the World, by the international news agencies (AFP and Reuters), and the Daily Telegraph.
3:
former Ministers for Sport who attended the SJA event: Kate Hoey, Lord Moynihan (who both made presentations) and Richard Caborn.
3:
highly commended near-misses by the excellent photographer Mike Hewitt, surely the unluckiest SJA member on the night.
4:
times that the Daily Mail‘s Martin Samuel has been named Sports Writer of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010.
6:
judges used for the SJA British Sports Photography Awards.
8:
years that UK Sport has generously sponsored the SJA.
17:
judges on the panel that voted on the Sports Newspaper of the Year award, including one peer and one knight of the realm.
22:
Olympic Games attended by sports news master, John Jackson, who presented 2010 Sports News Reporter Neil Ashton with his trophy.
27:
judges used for the sports writing categories.
40:
years that Patrick Eagar, recipient of the Doug Gardner Award for services to sports journalism, has been in the business.
108:
pages in the 2011 SJA Yearbook, launched on the night of the Awards.
350:
guests who attended the 34th annual British Sports Journalism Awards
3,003:
followers of @SportSJA on Twitter by the time the awards began, many following the #SJA hashtag for coverage of the night’s events from various people at the event.
12,000:
Unique visitors to the SJA website in the 24-hour period after the results of the awards were announced.
UPCOMING SJA DATES
Thu Mar 31: Tour of London’s Olympic Park. Click here for details of how to apply
Tue Apr 5: The SJA Olympic Question Time. Ticket booking to be launched in March.
Wed Apr 13: SJA 2011 Annual Meeting, at offices of UK Sport, Russell Square. Strictly SJA members only.
All details subject to alteration. Keep checking sportsjournalists.co.uk for updates