Olympic Stars Knighted And Other Honours

[ChillDoubt]

Just breaking on BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20858353

Very pleased for Bradley Wiggins and Ben Ainslie, had hoped that David Weir might have been Knighted too.

[Mick-Talbot]

Pleased Bradley won the Tour de France , couldn't give a Sugar about the knighthood.

[MASS1961]

I agree If the others have a Knighthood David Weir should have been awarded the same

[craft1948]

I'm surprised Wiggins has accepted the honour.............

[emmie]

Ben Ainslie said he was pleased, something to put in the drawer.........

[Goonermatt]

Danny Boyle has knocked one back by all accounts.

Good for him, what a shambles.

[daffy654]

Some very strange choices for honours there. The non-sports ones include Cherie Blair, Stella McCartney and Tracey Emin :-/

[emmie]

what has cherie blair done?

[daffy654]

It says 'Cherie Blair (women's issues)' on the BBC website. I have no idea what that actually means.

[Goonermatt]

em10, 'officially' Cherie Blair has received a CBE for 'services to women's issues and to charity in the UK and overseas'.

Unofficially, all she has done is scare small children.

[joeluke]

Knighthoods are handed out like sweets these days

It's a bit like beating Liverpool - it used to mean something but nowadays you take it for granted

[DTCwordfan]

David Weir is still a current athlete as is Mo Farrar, and should not get knighted - maybe at the end of their career.....Ben Ainslie is a clear cut case, Bradley Wiggins too as the TdeFrance was something very special.....

I would have thought that most of the athletes would prefer their Olympic medals, an MBE, CBE etc is a secondary award and should be given for their support of the sport. Recognising the coaches, well that is different......

[bazwillrun]

This is now becoming a farce...he rides a bike he gets a kniighthood ?!
and the good ole BBC calls him and other sports people heroes ?! I think not.

Someone please explain to me how him and others are heroes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20858353

On this basis every single military person serving the country should be getting a knighthood.

Its absolutely sickening how the cult of celebrity is infecting everything, dishing out gongs like confetti to people that are merely doing their jobs as sports people.

[jno]

and it's outrageous that Higgs has got one but Boson hasn't.

[Prudie]

Bradley Wiggins is too cool to be a Sir. Totally agree with bazwillrun

[Ann]

Even though my Mum has a BEM I have never agreed with handing out these awards to people two-a-penny who are just doing what they are paid to do. Rescuing people from a burning building or some other heroic act like that deserves one in some circumstances but it is so unfair I think it should be completely scrapped. Not sour grapes - just my opinion.

[Caribeing]

Bradley's achievements were great but no better than other athletes who worked hard why make a difference in giving him a Knighthood and not ones such as Mo Farah, Sarah Storey got a Damehood Jessica Ennis didn't. Doesn't seem a fair system, agree with other posters that more real heroes should be honoured, emergency services etc.

[boxtops]

I never realised (until recent discussion about the awards system) that they can only award so many knighthoods, so many CBEs, etc - otherwise I'd have suggested they acknowledge all the Olympic Golds with the same award. So - if they have already picked their knights etc., the rest have to settle for something else.

[echokilo]

I think is a farse too - riding a bike does not deserve a knighthood - no matter how goo dhe is at it - it's his "job" - I am pretty good at my job (tongue in cheek, obviously) but no one is swiping me with the ceremonial sword!

[DTCwordfan]

Bit like AB Badges then.....?