Sir Chris will be cheering on Jason to break his medal record

SIR Chris Hoy will have no problem if Jason Kenny pulls away from him as Britain’s most successful Olympian of all time in Tokyo.

Hoy and Bolton rider Kenny share the British record with six gold medals, but Kenny’s decision to scrap retirement plans and take aim at the 2020 Games could see him move clear.

Hoy admits the record “has meant a lot” but he will still be cheering his friend on over the next three years.

“If you’re going to lose a record like that, you want to lose it to a friend,” Hoy said. “It’s a nice way to do it.

“As time passes on, your time in the sun has gone and I don’t want to look back. Records aren’t important to me now. What’s important is I achieved what I wanted to achieve in the sport and no-one can take that away.

Hoy won his first gold in Athens in 2004, claimed three in Beijing four years later and overtook Sir Steve Redgrave with two golds in London in 2012.

Hoy joked he has been able to enjoy “a grandfathering period” as Kenny equalled but did not surpass his tally of six by winning three in Rio last year.

“If it had happened straight away it would have been tougher to deal with,” he said. “But when I saw Jason winning in Rio, hand on heart, I was delighted for him, it was brilliant to see. I knew how hard he’d worked. He’s one of my mates.”