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Among those granted honours were TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh, who was appointed CBE, and reigning world heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who became an MBE.

Johnson-Thompson, who ended her wait for an Olympic medal with heptathlon silver at Paris 2024, is entered in the 60m hurdles and shot put events at Utilita Arena.

It was Dickenson's voice that accompanied Jessica Ennis-Hill's heptathlon gold at London 2012, while his last BBC commentary was when Lizzy Yarnold won her skeleton gold at Sochi 2014.

Other BBC TV highlights include 8.5m viewers tuning in to watch Adam Peaty take silver in the men's 100m breaststroke final and 7.3m viewers watching Katarina Johnson-Thompson secure her first Olympic medal with a silver in the heptathlon.

The 51-year-old, who won heptathlon gold at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, received a damehood in the King's New Year Honours 2023.