Sir Chris Hoy will once again present the Sid Waddell Trophy to the winner of the World Darts Championship on Saturday night, despite breaking his leg in a major cycling crash last month.

Hoy, 49, has confirmed he will return to Alexandra Palace a year after handing Luke Littler the crown last January.

The cycling icon, who was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in September 2023 and has since publicly opened up on his battle against the disease, was dealt another health scare in December when he fell from his saddle during a mountain bike accident.

Hoy, who broke his leg as a result, described the biking incident as the 'worst crash' he has ever had in an interview with Sky Sports last month.

'I've smashed up my leg on the mountain bike,' the Olympics legend said. 'That's the worst thing that's happened recently. You just don't bounce like you do when you're younger.

'It was a big one but I'm doing better now. I'm still on crutches, hobbling about, but by the time I'm there for the darts final on January 3, hopefully I'll be a bit more mobile.

'Worse things happen. I've been riding bikes for 43 years and it's the worst crash I've ever had. I'm pretty lucky that's the worst one I've had in all those years of riding.' 

Hoy has now confirmed that he is well enough to attend the final on Saturday.

The cyclist is a campaign ambassador for the 'Even Bigger 180' campaign at the World Darts Championship, where sponsors Paddy Power donate £1,000 to Prostate Cancer UK for every 180 - plus £180,000 for every nine-dart finish. 

Ahead of the quarter-finals on New Year's Day, the World Darts Championship had witnessed 1,002 maximums at the Ally Pally.

Speaking ahead of the quarter-finals, Hoy said: 'Fantastic to see Paddy Power "The Even Bigger 180" campaign raising over £1million so far for @prostatecanceruk at the World Darts Championship with four days to go.

'The funds raised will make a tangible difference in the fight against prostate cancer and help countless men and their families across the UK.

'I’m delighted to be supporting the campaign again this year and I’m looking forward to being at the Ally Pally for the final this Saturday.' 

The winner of the World Darts Championship will now receive a whopping £1million after the prize pot was doubled. 

Hoy was first diagnosed with cancer in September 2023 after discovering a tumour when he went to the doctors over discomfort in his shoulder and ribs.

Having initially been diagnosed with primary prostate cancer, Hoy sadly received the news that it had spread to his bones and become terminal in October 2024.

However, the sporting icon has stayed positive through a difficult couple of years and regularly made clear his intent to enjoy life even while undergoing chemotherapy.

In what is a promising update last month, Hoy told Sky Sports that his condition is now 'stable' thanks to successful treatment.

'Once you've got past the diagnosis, which for me was over two years ago, now the first part of that is pretty grim and then you start the treatment,' he said.

'Then, if you're lucky like me, you respond to the treatment and enter a period of kind of stability.

'It's not completely stable, there's times where it comes back and then you have to change treatment, but the fortunate thing for me in my situation, there are a number of different treatments out there, as there is for any man with prostate cancer.

'It's putting faith in science and knowing that right today, there are countless people all around the world working on new medications, new treatments, and with the hope that one day it won't be a terminal diagnosis, but I'm doing fine.'