Sir Chris Hoy – triple gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Games – has announced that he will hold off a decision on whether or not to compete in the Commonwealth Games until after the 2012 London Olympics. At 35 Hoy is inarguably a veteran (and Scotland’s most lauded and awarded Olympian to boot) and having pulled out of last year’s Delhi Commonwealth Games to concentrate on Olympic qualifiers he managed just two silver and one bronze at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in March; marking the first time he has failed to strike Gold in seven years.
But as a national hero his work certainly continues unabated. This week he has been helping to promote the start of the Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week, an initiative in partnership with sportscotland (the national agency for sport) which aims to see: “…pupils achieving their personal bests, living the Olympic and Paralympic Values and trying new sports.” With Hoy on board one of those “new sports” for many pupils will naturally involve two wheels…
For more information on the Bank of Scotland National School Sport Week visit: www.schoolsportweekscotland.org
