Asha Philip announces retirement from athletics after decorated career
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- British sprinter Asha Philip, a two-time Olympic medallist, has announced her retirement from athletics after a 19-year career.
- She won bronze in the 4x100m relay at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, alongside numerous other global, European, and Commonwealth medals.
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Asha Philip, a British two-time Olympic medallist in the 4x100m relay, has announced her retirement from athletics after a 19-year career. She overcame a serious knee injury in 2007 to achieve significant success.
British two-time Olympic medallist Asha Philip has announced her retirement from athletics.
The 35-year-old was part of the 4x100m relay teams that won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Games.
After a 19-year career which involved Philip overcoming a serious knee injury in 2007, she leaves the sport having won multiple world, European and Commonwealth medals alongside her Olympic success.
"Sport has been a way of life and I am so grateful for everything it has given me," said Philip.
"My true resilience showed after a serious knee injury in 2007 threatened my sporting career.
"To be able to come back from that challenging period and become a two-time Olympic medallist, a three-time world medallist, alongside multiple European, Commonwealth and British gold medals, has been the greatest achievement of my life."
At the age of 16, Philip became the first British woman to win a global 100m title in any age group when she triumphed at the World Youth Championships in 2007.
Alongside two silver and one bronze 4x100m relay World Championship medals, Philip is also a four-time European champion and two-time Commonwealth champion.
