Sir Chris Hoy: "Government could save thousands of lives" - The Sports Agents
The News Agents
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4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy joins Gabby and Mark after his terminal prostate cancer diagnosis at just 47 years old.
What more does Chris think the government should be doing to help? How has his sporting background helped him? And why is he excited for the Darts World Championship?
And we bring you the best bits from The Sports Agents this week from President Trump meddling in the FIFA World Cup to rumours of a Serena Williams comeback.
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| 0:35.9 | He kicks back on the inside Chris Hoy. |
| 0:39.0 | He's driving to the line and he's won it. |
| 0:42.1 | He's won the Kieran Olympic title. |
| 0:45.0 | Six gold medals to Chris Hoy. |
| 0:47.6 | So Chris Hoy gave us some of the best moments of the London 2012 games, |
| 0:52.5 | becoming Britain's most decorated Olympian with his sixth |
| 0:55.8 | cycling gold. But as many of you listening will know, two years ago, at just 47 years old, |
| 1:01.1 | Chris was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer and he was given between two and four years to live. |
| 1:06.6 | And Chris being Chris, he's been using a lot of that time to talk about his experience and to raise money and awareness. |
| 1:14.1 | Welcome to the sports agents. |
| 1:28.0 | Chris Hoy, welcome to the sports agents |
| 1:32.0 | Thank you |
| 1:32.8 | How are you? |
| 1:33.8 | I'm doing all right, I'm doing all right |
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