Nicely-earned MBEs for providers to athletics for KJT, Asher-Smith and Hodgkinson as para athletes Hannah Cockroft, Sammi Kinghorn and Sabrina Fortune are additionally honoured
Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been rewarded with an MBE within the King’s new yr honours listing.
The trio have all gained international titles previously with Hodgkinson taking Olympic gold this yr.
“It’s so wonderful to be recognised and to have been given this award,” mentioned the 800m runner. “This yr has been extremely particular for thus many causes and it’s such a pleasant shock to have been honoured on this manner. Convey on 2025.”
Johnson-Thompson gained world heptathlon gold in 2019 and 2023 and he or she has been honoured after a yr that noticed her win Olympic silver in Paris.
Maybe essentially the most overdue reward was for Geraldina Rachel Asher-Smith (or Dina for brief), as she gained a world 200m title in 2019 and is the British record-holder for 100m and 200m.
Hannah Cockroft (Getty)
Wheelchair racing Hannah Cockroft and Sammi Kinghorn have each been honoured previously however on this newest listing Cockroft is now a CBE whereas Kinghorn has been given an OBE.
Fellow Paralympian Sabrina Fortune has additionally been awarded an MBE after profitable gold in Paris within the F20 shot put.
Sabrina Fortune (Getty)
Greater than 1200 recipients obtain honours this yr throughout all sectors, with explicit commendation to position fashions in sport, healthcare, academia and voluntary service.
These embody Sandra Hardacre, who was honoured for her providers to volunteering in Scottish athletics. Mervyn Thompson, parkrun director of the Portrush occasion in Northern Eire, has additionally been recognised for providers in the local people.
There have been honours for former athletes too. These included Helen Glover, the Olympic rowing champion who ran for England as a teenage cross-country runner, as she acquired an OBE.
The complete new yr honours listing is printed on gov.uk. Anybody can nominate somebody for an honour. If you realize somebody who has achieved incredible issues worthy of recognition, go to gov.uk/honours to seek out out extra about how one can put them ahead.
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