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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Sports

5 people have received a UK honour for Sports in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.

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Year

Award

List

2025

Member (MBE)

Commander (CBE)

Rowena Mai Fyfield
Person
Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Independent Non-Executive Director, The Premier League and BBC Commercial. For services to the Sports and Broadcasting Industries”

2023

Member (MBE)

Dr Niall William Andrew Elliott
Person
Member Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Dundee, City of Dundee
“Head of Sports Medicine, sportscotland Institute of Sport and Chief Medical Officer, British Olympic Association. For services to Sports and Exercise Medicine”

2014

Officer (OBE)

Professor Peter Henri Sonksen
Person
Officer Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Hampshire
“For services to Anti-Doping in Sports.”

UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Sports

Sports - awards over time

2025

Member (MBE)

Roderick Thorpe

Malcolm Tozer

Commander (CBE)

Rowena Mai Fyfield

2023

Member (MBE)

Dr Niall William Andrew Elliott

2014

Officer (OBE)

Professor Peter Henri Sonksen

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