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Olympic star Chris Hoy, 47, reveals shock cancer diagnosis as he receives chemotherapy


Sir Chris Hoy, a six-time Olympic champion – and the UK's second most successful Olympian in terms of medals, says he was diagnosed with cancer last year and is having treatment

Sir Chris Hoy is one of the UK's greatest ever Olympians (Image: No credit)"For the sake of my young family, I had hoped to keep this information private but regrettably our hand has been forced. Earlier this year, he led a virtual bike ride to raise money for Doddie Weir's charity. Celebrities like Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor, football legend Ally McCoist, and TV host Lorraine Kelly joined the event to fund research into motor neurone disease (MND).

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