Bradley Wiggins has been knighted in the New Year Honours list.

29 Dec 2012
Last updated during 11:27

Bradley Wiggins has been knighted in a New Year Honours list.

The cyclist became a first Britain to win a Tour de France, reached his fourth Olympic bullion medal and won a BBC Sports Personality of a Year in 2012.

‘Sir Wiggo’ is on a special list of 78 Olympians and Paralympians to be awarded by a Queen.

Paralympic cyclist Sarah Storey, who also won 4 golds, and a soldier Ben Ainslie are also being knighted.

A supervision orator pronounced some-more sportsmen and women had perceived honours this year than ever before, with 123 awards compared to 44

Read full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/world/middleeast/egypts-president-said-to-limit-scope-of-judicial-decree.html

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