Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield will be knighted in the upcoming King's Birthday Honours list for his extraordinary fundraising for motor neurone disease (MND) charities.
The 45-year-old former England captain has raised more than £11 million since his teammate Rob Burrow was diagnosed with MND in 2019.
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Sinfield famously pushed Burrow in a specially adapted wheelchair during the 2023 Leeds Marathon and carried him across the finish line.
Burrow died five months later at age 41.
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle publicly supported the honor, calling Sinfield a rugby league legend who deserves the title Sir Kevin.
Sinfield currently serves as an England rugby union coach and recently announced his seventh and final endurance challenge, "7 in 7: The Grand Finale."
He will run an ultramarathon daily for seven days, visiting all 12 English Super League grounds and finishing at the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford in October.
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Sinfield credited his team for the fundraising success. "Our team have done a wonderful job.
I couldn't have done any of it without them," he told BBC Breakfast.
He noted the funds have brought researchers closer to breakthroughs but stressed the need to continue until a cure is found.
"We've got to keep pushing, we've got to try and find a cure," he said.
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The official King's Birthday Honours List is scheduled for publication this weekend.
