“I gave the run all I could, and for the first time I’m not sure I can give anything else.
I want to say goodbye and thank the sport and the people who helped me choose the only right path, ”Felix wrote on Instagram *.
Allison Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete in Olympic and World Championship history.
She is also the only athlete in the history of women's athletics to win seven Olympic gold medals.
Earlier, the 2016 Olympic champion Russian pentathlete Alexander Lesun announced his retirement.
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