Former Olympic champion Jonny Brownlee retires

Former Olympic champion Jonny Brownlee has announced his retirement at the age of 36. He secured bronze at London 2012, silver at Rio 2016, and gold in the mixed relay at Tokyo 2020. Beyond the Olympics, he is a six‑time world champion and captured mixed team relay gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. His brother Alistair, a triple Olympic champion, also retired at age 36 in 2024. He told BBC Sport, "I've been reasoning astir it for a while. I've won much than I ever thought I'd ever achieve," He added, "One happening I'm truly arrogant of is we afloat connected committed to winning Olympic medals and delivering our champion performance. And present I conscionable don't deliberation I tin bash that immoderate more." He continued, "It's implicit for nonrecreational sport, but I don't deliberation you ever genuinely stop." Brownlee said the birth of his son Freddie 10 months ago clarified his future plans, stating, "I don't deliberation I tin person that committedness due to the fact that of however beingness is. He's my precedence now, my family, but besides with my assemblage arsenic well," said Brownlee. He reflected, "The thought of missing a grooming league utilized to beryllium the worst happening successful the world, whereas now, if Freddie is sick oregon needs me, past without question I bash that." He recalled, "I utilized to person perfectly nary fearfulness with racing. I utilized to dive into corners connected my motorcycle astat 60kph and not care." He concluded, "If I deed that country and crash, past I can't clasp Freddie for 5 to six weeks if I person got a breached wrist. I was asking if that was truly worthy it immoderate more."