Olympic champion Marchant retires from cycling

Olympic champion Katy Marchant has announced her retirement from cycling. The 33-year-old helped the women's squad sprint trio triumph at Britain's archetypal Olympic gold success at the 2024 Paris Games. In the same year, she won World and European titles, adding to an individual sprint bronze medal from her Olympic debut in Rio in 2016. Marchant said she considered continuing to the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 but her 13-year career came to an end with a result at this summer's Commonwealth Games. "I've achieved much than I could ever person dreamed of achieving," said Marchant. "It feels truly strange. It's not been a hard decision. "Don't get maine wrong, determination person been moments wherever I've thought, 'could I just, should I just, what if I just?' But I cognize what it takes to propulsion connected for different 2 years. "I'm incredibly arrogant of wherever I've got to and what I've done. "I conscionable don't privation to marque those choices anymore to support doing what it takes to get to LA."