Terrible confession. Chris Hoy, 48, and former track star, revealed he had between two and four years to live in an interview with the Sunday Times. An interview given on the occasion of the publication of his book “My Toughest Race Yet”, “My most difficult race to date” in French.
“I tell you with my hand on my heart, I’m pretty positive most of the time and really happy. It’s more important than the Olympics. It’s more important than anything. It’s about appreciating life and finding happiness,” said the six-time Olympic champion. Before adding: “There is so much positivity that can come out of all of this, from all angles. I am very happy that this book can help people.”
Cancer diagnosed in 2023
The Scot discovered in September 2023 that he had a tumor in his shoulder during a scan at hospital, when he thought he had simply sprained it. Another scan, two days later, revealed that it was prostate cancer that had metastasized to the bones. There were tumors in the shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and ribs.
Born in Edinburgh, Hoy won a silver medal in team sprint in 2000 at the Sydney Games, then won his first individual Olympic title in the kilometer four years later in Athens. His record was enriched with three new gold medals in Beijing (2008) then two others in London (2012). The one who retired from sports in 2013 also has eleven world titles.
