Sir Chris Hoy to make emotional appearance at major sporting event after terminal cancer diagnosis
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SIR CHRIS HOY will make an emotional appearance at Ally Pally next month when he presents the Ballon d’Art. The terminally-ill Scotsman, 48, has been invited by Paddy Power to the final of the 2024-25 PDC World Darts Championship on Friday January 3.
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The six-time Olympic champion cyclist will hand out the trophy to the player who throws the most 180s throughout the 16-day tournament. Last year a tumour was found in Hoy’s shoulder and a second scan found primary cancer in his prostate, which has metastasised to his bones.
In February, he made public he was undergoing treatment, which includes chemotherapy, but then in October, he announced it was stage-four cancer. His involvement in The BIGGER 180 campaign, organised in conjunction with Prostate Cancer UK, is to try to raise awareness of the 30-second online risk checker.
The hope is that, come the end of the Worlds, more than 180,000 men will have taken action before it is too late. Hoy – who recently did a charity cycle ride around Cambodia – said: “This isn’t about medals or records. It’s about saving lives.
“If sharing my story gets just one person to check their risk or book a screening, then it’s all been worth it. “I didn’t have any symptoms until it was too late. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS. “By the time I felt pain, it wasn’t in my prostate anymore – it was secondary cancer in my bones.
