Who is Chris Hoy’s wife Sarra Kemp and how many children do they have?

SIR Chris Hoy is 1 of the UK's all-time top athletes, winning aggregate Olympic and World Championship golds.

The Team GB fable has revealed doctors person fixed him conscionable 4 years to live successful a terminal crab diagnosis.

Who is Chris Hoy?

Sir Christopher Hoy MBE, calved March 23, 1976, is simply a Scottish erstwhile way cyclist who represented Great Britain successful 4 summer Olympic Games.

The six-time Olympic golden medalist and 11-time satellite champion was the UK's astir palmy Olympian and Olympic cyclist of each clip erstwhile helium retired successful 2013 — a grounds which lasted until 2021, erstwhile Sir Jason Kenny overtook his tally.

He is inactive the second-most decorated Olympic cyclist ever.

Growing up successful Murrayfield near Edinburgh, Chris archetypal jumped connected a motorcycle aft being inspired by the 1982 movie ET astatine the property of six.

He rode a BMX until the property of 15 and was ranked 2nd successful Britain, 5th successful Europe and ninth successful the satellite — earlier moving connected to way cycling.

Chris said helium archetypal noticed way cycling during the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh erstwhile Scottish sprinter Eddie Alexander won a bronze medal.

Away from cycling, helium besides competed for Scotland's inferior rowing team, arsenic good arsenic playing rugby astatine school.

Who is Chris Hoy's woman Sarra Kemp?

Sarra Kemp (née) was calved successful Scotland successful 1984.

Chris and Sarra tied the knot astatine St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh successful 2010 — and she present goes by Lady Sarra Hoy.

Before the mates had their 2 children, she worked arsenic a elder lawyer.

And pursuing the premature commencement of their son, Sarra became the authoritative ambassador of Bliss Scotland — a foundation for babies calved sick oregon prematurely.

Speaking astir her role, Sarra said: “... the parents request a batch of affectional enactment and accusation astir what's happening with your baby, and that's wherefore World Prematurity Day is truthful important, it's starting a conversation.

"This doesn't conscionable impact babies, it's not conscionable mothers, it's families and it's the babies increasing up arsenic good and it's astir trying to fto radical cognize determination is enactment retired there.

“I’m an ambassador for Bliss babe charity, they supply support, and astatine the clip I didn't cognize I needed that.”

Chris credits overmuch of his occurrence to his woman of 14 years.

After winning golden astatine London's velodrome successful 2012, helium said: "Sarra has been the one that has truly got maine done it all."

How galore children does Chris Hoy have?

Chris and Sarra person 2 children — a lad Callum and girl Chloe.

On October 15, 2014, their lad Callum was calved 11 weeks early, weighing conscionable 2lbs 2oz and having to walk the archetypal 60 days successful neonatal attraction — thankfully increasing into a steadfast toddler.

Callum was delivered by exigency caesarean conception aft Sarra was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia.

Sarra opened up astir the trauma that inactive plagues her successful 2021, telling the Yorkshire Post: “It was 24 hours earlier I adjacent saw him.

“It was 4 days earlier I could clasp him and it was similar holding a frail babe bird. It was terrifying.

“You are separated from your babe by this immense integrative container and they are covered successful wires and tubes. They look truthful fragile you are disquieted that you volition wounded them.”

She besides told Fabulous: "Initially, my biggest fearfulness was conscionable that Callum wouldn’t live, it is simply a combat for survival.

"You’re virtually taking it hr by hour, past time by day, past the hard portion becomes trying to fto spell of that fear.

"Once that passes and you deliberation ‘this is really happening, he’s putting connected weight, he’s wearing apparel now, helium tin respire by himself’, you person to statesman to travel to presumption with the information you tin fto your defender down a bit.

"That’s precise hard to bash and the fearfulness doesn’t permission you for a agelong time.

"I would relive it, person flashbacks and outcry each time astir apt for 2 years. But clip is simply a healer."

Sarra added: “No 1 prepares you for having a preterm baby, it is knowing what you tin contribute.

"I was encouraged to interaction Callum, but you are frightened due to the fact that they look truthful fragile.”

Their girl Chloe was besides calved astir 3 weeks early.

Although her nonstop day of commencement isn't publically known, Chris revealed the quality of her accomplishment connected Twitter connected September 9, 2017, writing: "Delighted to denote the harmless accomplishment of Chloe Rose Carol Hoy this week! Sarra and Chloe doing truly well.x"

When was Chris Hoy diagnosed with cancer?

In February 2024, Chris revealed helium was undergoing attraction for cancer.

The 47-year-old said that contempt not having immoderate symptoms, the heartbreaking diagnosis came successful 2023 during a regular check-up.

Hoy took to Instagram to interruption the quality to his fans, posting: "I person a spot of news.

"Last twelvemonth I was diagnosed with cancer, which came arsenic a immense shock, having had nary symptoms up to that point.

"I'm presently receiving attraction including chemotherapy, which thankfully is going truly well.

"I'd similar to widen my sincere gratitude to each the aesculapian professionals for their astonishing assistance and care.

"For the involvement of my young family, I had hoped to support this accusation backstage but regrettably our manus has been forced.

"Whilst I'm thankful for immoderate support, I'd similar to woody with this privately."

But Sir Chris successful information knew that the crab was terminal and that the attraction was "management".

He went connected to commentate the cycling events for the BBC astatine this year's Paris Olympics contempt his terminal crab diagnosis.

The prima had gone to the doc successful September past twelvemonth aft feeling a strain successful his shoulder.

A tumour was recovered successful his enarthrosis - earlier a 2nd scan recovered the superior cancer successful his prostate.

The prostate cancer had metastasised to Sir Chris's bones - including his shoulder, pelvis, ribs, spine and ribs.

He has revealed contiguous that helium has terminal crab and has been fixed 2 to 4 years to live.

Brave Sir Chris told the Sunday Times: "As unnatural arsenic it feels, this is nature.

"You know, we were each calved and we each die, and this is conscionable portion of the process.

"You punctual yourself, aren’t I fortunate that determination is medicine I tin instrumentality that volition fend this disconnected for arsenic agelong arsenic possible."

Team GB cycling fable Sir Chris and his woman Sarra person 2 children, seven-year-old Chloe and 10-year-old Callum.

Sir Chris recounted however helium told his children that no-one lives for ever but helium hopes to "be present for many, galore much years".

He began chemotherapy successful November, wearing an highly achy acold headdress to support his hair.

The sportsman suffered a convulsive allergic absorption successful gruelling chemo sessions - but lone missed 5 days of grooming connected a bike.

He has present written a heartbreaking memoir detailing his acquisition of terminal cancer.

Sir Chris revealed that his woman Sarra was diagnosed with incurable and degenerative multiple sclerosis conscionable weeks earlier his crab shock.

The mates person chosen low-risk but little effectual treatments for Sarra's MS.

On immoderate days Sarra struggles to acceptable successful the cardinal successful the door, Sir Chris said.

The mates person not yet told their 2 children astir Sarra's MS diagnosis.

Sir Chris said signaling the audio mentation of his memoir is the hardest happening helium has ever done.

The publication ends with Sir Chris's connection to his children - which helium said volition beryllium the words they perceive to erstwhile helium is gone.

All That Matters: My Toughest Race Yet by Sir Chris Hoy is published connected November 7.