Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been rewarded with an MBE within the King’s new 12 months honours checklist.
The trio have all gained international titles up to now with Hodgkinson taking Olympic gold this 12 months.
“It’s so superb to be recognised and to have been given this award,” mentioned the 800m runner. “This 12 months has been extremely particular for thus many causes and it’s such a pleasant shock to have been honoured on this means. Convey on 2025.”
Johnson-Thompson gained world heptathlon gold in 2019 and 2023 and she or he has been honoured after a 12 months 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 up to now however on this newest checklist Cockroft is now a CBE whereas Kinghorn has been given an OBE.
Fellow Paralympian Sabrina Fortune has additionally been awarded an MBE after successful gold in Paris within the F20 shot put.
Sabrina Fortune (Getty)
Greater than 1200 recipients obtain honours this 12 months throughout all sectors, with explicit commendation to function fashions in sport, healthcare, academia and voluntary service.
These embrace 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 area 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 total new 12 months honours checklist is revealed on gov.uk. Anybody can nominate somebody for an honour. If somebody who has achieved implausible 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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