Sir Chris Hoy will be awarded the freedom of his home city later this month when thousands of people are expected to welcome back Edinburgh's Olympic and Paralympic stars.
The cyclist, Britain's most successful Olympian, will receive the honour after joining other sportsmen and women on an open-top bus tour through the city centre on Sunday, September 16.
The ceremony will make him one of the few living recipients of the award, which is also held by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Sir Sean Connery, Nelson Mandela and Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi.
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