Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy is stepping into a new broadcasting position with TNT Sports, taking on reporting duties for the Commonwealth Games, which begins on Thursday.
The 50-year-old track cycling great, who won 37 medals during his career, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023. Doctors gave him a prognosis of two to four years after the disease metastasized to his bones.
New role at TNT Sports
Sir Chris will have a packed summer after securing a TNT Sports reporting role for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where cycling will feature among the events. TNT Sports has assumed full broadcasting rights for the Games from the BBC.
Scott Young, executive vice president of WBD Sports Europe, TNT Sports' parent company, said via The Sun: "Our company has a great relationship with Sir Chris Hoy. We reached out to him to see if he would like to be a part of what we were doing, and we're delighted we're working together again."
Young revealed that Sir Chris' role will see him cover events beyond cycling. He added: "He will be everywhere, not just at the cycling. It's one of our reasons for having our studio based up in Glasgow. So that people like Chris Hoy can not only be in the studio there and telling the story of the Games, as we lead up to track cycling, but then be in the venue and on the ground and able to help bring that to life."
The cycling legend has cherished memories of the Games, having claimed two gold and two bronze medals at the Manchester Games in 2002 and Melbourne in 2006.
Current health status
Speaking in June, Sir Chris confirmed he is currently in good form. "I'm doing fine, thanks," he told the Press Association. He continued: "It's trying to demonstrate, rather than just talking about it, that all these people who are in a similar situation to me - living with stage four cancer - that there's plenty of life left in us, and we're determined to make the most of it, and not have cancer define who you are."
Last year, the Olympic great suffered a serious mountain bike accident, which he described as "the worst crash I've ever had" and left him with a severely broken leg. Speaking to The Times recently, he disclosed that remaining active helps him divert his attention away from his diagnosis, while discussing how his recovery from the injury has been a lengthy process.
Recounting the accident in November 2025, which took place in South Wales during a mountain-biking outing with friends, he explained: "My lower leg kind of went with it. Basically, the top of my leg was detached from the bottom half." He added: "It does feel at times like you're in a boat with a few holes and the boat is sinking, and you're trying to bail the water out with a bucket. But you know it would be going down a lot faster if you weren't doing the exercise."
