The Team GB Ball in Pictures

In a year sparkling with the brightest talent Team GB has to offer, it was only right that 2016 would go out with a star-studded bang.

And with more than 50 Rio 2016 medallists donning their party bests for the red carpet, it was certainly a night to remember in London's Battersea Evolution - with a Team GB Ball to celebrate what has been a fabulous 12 months!

Selfie time! Host Tom Daley and TV presenter AJ Odudu aim for the perfect shot to get the night underway!

The Princess and the Queen? Heptathlon star Jessica Ennis-Hill meets HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, the president of the BOA.

But the night wouldn't be set without your hosts - it's Claudia Winkleman and Tom Daley!

Tom Ransley holds the pose to celebrate his men's eight gold medal from Rio!

Brothers in arms - but no need for either Alistair or Jonathan Brownlee to carry their sibling on to the red carpet after their gold-silver combo for Team GB in Rio!

More honours for the Team GB women's hockey team - your winners of Great Britain's Choice award or their dazzling gold-medal display!

A face of pure emotion. With five medals in five Olympic Games, Katherine Grainger is the deserved winner of Team GB's Olympians' Olympian award

And who could possibly forget the everlasting carnival that was Rio 2016!

The toughest job of the night? Director of BBC Sport Barbara Slater and Olympic legend Mark Foster announce the BBC Sport Moment of the Games Award - we can certainly think of a few!

Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Dina Asher-Smith and Lutalo Muhammad are rigorously put through their paces by TV presenter Charlie Webster

Our Team GB athletes come in all shapes and sizes - just ask Mark Foster and Max Whitlock! And Barbara Slater too!

Sportsbeat 2016