Six-time Olympic champion announces terminal cancer: doctors say athlete has 2 to 4 years to live
Outstanding British athlete Chris Hoy has been diagnosed with a fatal illness.
The multiple Olympic champion has admitted that he has terminal prostate cancer.
According to the cyclist, he turned to doctors a little over a year ago. The reason was the appearance of pain in his shoulder.
As a result of the examination conducted by doctors, Chris Hoy was found to have a tumor.
And after some time it turned out that the cancer had progressed to its final stage.
According to Khoy, doctors predict he has between 2 and 4 years to live.
I am lucky that there is a medicine that will help me hold out as long as possible, MIA " Russia Today " quotes the athlete as saying, citing a publication in one of the foreign media.
The cyclist made another confession: his wife, Sarah, also faced a serious illness. At the end of last year, the woman was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Chris Hoy's Sporting Achievements
Chris Hoy is a decorated cyclist with 6 Olympic gold medals to his credit.
The athlete won one top award at the 2004 Games in Athens.
Hoy won three gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
The cyclist won two more top Olympic awards in 2012 in London.
In addition, the Briton's sports "piggy bank" includes a silver medal from the Sydney Olympics held in 2000.
It is also worth emphasizing that Chris Hoy is an 11-time track cycling world champion.
