They are two of Europe’s leading athletes and this morning it is arise…Sir Mo Farah and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Farah has been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours' list and Ennis-Hill made a Dame in recognition for their service to track and field.
Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to break the four-minute mile, is made a Companion of Honour.
Great Britain star Farah produced two more glorious moments in his career this summer when in Rio he became only the second athlete in history to retain the 5000m and 10,000m at the Olympic Games.
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The Briton followed in the footsteps of Finland’s Lasse Viren in 1972 and 1976 with two brilliant victories in Brazil to keep hold of the titles he had won in London four years earlier.
He took gold in the 10,000m in 27:05.17 and then won the 5000m in 13:41.66 to make it 14 major outdoor titles at either of those distances in the past six years.
“I am so happy to be awarded this incredible honour from the country that has been my home since I moved here at the age of eight,” said Farah, 33.
“Looking back at the boy who arrived here from Somalia, not speaking any English, I could never have imagined where I would be today – it's a dream come true.
“I am so proud to have had the opportunity to race for my country and win gold medals for the British people, who have been my biggest supporters throughout my career.”
Ennis-Hill, 30, retired from athletics this year after an Olympic Games where she won heptathlon silver, four years after being the gold medallist in London.
She was the poster girl of those 2012 Games and her performance over the two days were among the leading moments of the whole Olympics.
Ennis-Hill has had a magnificent career, winning world heptathlon gold three times – in 2009, 2011 and 2015 – and being crowned European champion in 2010.
What a team to have been apart of. Dame...truly truly honoured! https://t.co/eVNwefX7xm
— Jessica Ennis-Hill (@J_Ennis) December 30, 2016
Bannister, 87, is arguably Britain's all-time greatest athlete after his landmark achievement on 6 May 1954, when he ran 3:59.4 for the mile at Iffley Road in Oxford, breaking one of the goldne barriers in track and field.