Track star Chris was knighted in the United Kingdom New Year Honors 2017 . Hoy , who was made an MBE after winning his first gold in Athens in 2004 , was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year earlier this month . He will compete in the London Olympics as Sir Chris after three years in Beijing . Every British gold medallist from the Beijing Olympics has also been honoured .
Track star Chris was knighted in the United Kingdom New Year Honors 2017 . He will compete in the London Olympics as Sir Chris after three years in Beijing . Every British gold medallist from the Beijing Olympics has also been honoured .