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Title: Sporting New Year's Honours, 2016 Post by: tikay on December 31, 2015, 07:51:14 AM •a knighthood for champion jump jockey, AP McCoy •a CBE for Denis Law for services to football and to charity •a CBE for Francis Lee for services to football and to charity •an OBE for sports commentator, Sue Barker •an OBE for cyclist, Chris Froome •an OBE for snooker player, Ronnie O’Sullivan •an MBE to sports broadcaster, Jacqui Oatley Title: Re: Sporting New Year's Honours, 2016 Post by: BigAdz on December 31, 2015, 09:10:04 AM Surprised Froome only gets an OBE vs Wiggins gong.
Title: Re: Sporting New Year's Honours, 2016 Post by: rinswun on December 31, 2015, 09:17:21 AM Wiggins only needs one more gold to be Britains moat successful Olympian of all time. I think that's the reason for the different accolade. I'm not sure if Froome has any Olympic medals.
Title: Re: Sporting New Year's Honours, 2016 Post by: Doobs on December 31, 2015, 09:19:21 AM Wiggins got an OBE in 2004, before the knighthood. Froome has still got time on his side.
Title: Re: Sporting New Year's Honours, 2016 Post by: nellberg on December 31, 2015, 09:34:10 AM Wiggins only needs one more gold to be Britains moat successful Olympian of all time. I think that's the reason for the different accolade. I'm not sure if Froome has any Olympic medals. Froome got bronze in road time trial in London 2012, only Olympic medal he's got so far. Title: Re: Sporting New Year's Honours, 2016 Post by: BigAdz on December 31, 2015, 10:09:14 AM Makes sense now..ish. ty
Title: Re: Sporting New Year's Honours, 2016 Post by: DMorgan on December 31, 2015, 10:50:17 AM Sue Barker was a great shout
I wonder whether Ronnie will turn up on the day :D |