Weir retires from Great Britain competition
Six-time Paralympic champion having made his first.
David Weir has retired appearance as a teenager.
from Great Britain competition in Atlanta in 1996,.
after finishing fifth in finished eighth in his.
the men's T54 marathon 5,000m final earlier in.
on the final day the programme but failed.
of the Paris Games. However, to advance from the.
the 45-year-old, who won heats of the 1500m..
two golds in Beijing He stepped away from.
in 2008 before his international competition after Rio.
four titles at London 2016 where he failed.
2012, will continue to to win a medal.
compete in the major and claimed he was.
international marathons, including London. "I'm accused of throwing a.
quite emotional as I race. But he returned.
know it's my last to the team and.
race for GB, this competed in the marathon.
will be my last at Tokyo, where he.
international," he told BBC finished fifth and opted.
Sport after finishing over to compete on the.
five minutes behind gold track and road in.
medallist Marcel Hug of Paris. My body just.
Switzerland. "I'll still do the couldnt cope with it.
major marathons as I today to be honest,.
really enjoy them and said the eight-time London.
I've got Berlin in Marathon winner. I was.
two weeks. "I knew before the oldest in that.
I came to Paris field today but still.
and I've been thinking highly competitive. Daniel [Romanchuk,.
about it all week. who finished fourth] is.
It's the decision I 20 years younger than.
want to do. It's me - I could.
the right decision." Weir, be his dad -.
who was competing at so Im doing alright..
his seventh Games, having I gave it my.
made his first appearance all today and thats.
as a teenager in all I can give..
Atlanta in 1996, finished Ill look back on.
eighth in his 5,000m my GB career with.
final earlier in the pride. I dont really.
programme but failed to pat myself on the.
advance from the heats back. I should really..
of the 1500m. He stepped I should be proud.
away from international competition of what Ive done..
after Rio 2016 where Ive had a great.
he failed to win career. Im trying not.
a medal and claimed to get emotional but.
he was accused of its time. I think.
throwing a race. But he its time. In the.
returned to the team womens race, Britains Eden.
and competed in the Rainbow-Cooper failed to finish.
marathon at Tokyo, where because of a back.
he finished fifth and injury as Switzerlands Catherine.
opted to compete on Debrunner won her fifth.
the track and road gold of the Games..
in Paris. "My body just having made his first.
couldn't cope with it appearance as a teenager.
today to be honest," in Atlanta in 1996,.
said the eight-time London finished eighth in his.
Marathon winner. "I was the 5,000m final earlier in.
oldest in that field the programme but failed.
today but still highly to advance from the.
competitive. Daniel [Romanchuk, who heats of the 1500m..
finished fourth] is 20 He stepped away from.
years younger than me international competition after Rio.
- I could be 2016 where he failed.
his dad - so to win a medal.
I'm doing alright. I and claimed he was.
gave it my all accused of throwing a.
today and that's all race. But he returned.
I can give. "I'll look to the team and.
back on my GB competed in the marathon.
career with pride. I at Tokyo, where he.
don't really pat myself finished fifth and opted.
on the back. I to compete on the.
should really. I should track and road in.
be proud of what Paris. My body just.
I've done. "I've had a couldnt cope with it.
great career. I'm trying today to be honest,.
not to get emotional said the eight-time London.
but it's time. I Marathon winner. I was.
think it's time." In the the oldest in that.
women's race, Britain's Eden field today but still.
Rainbow-Cooper failed to finish highly competitive. Daniel [Romanchuk,.
because of a back who finished fourth] is.
injury as Switzerland's Catherine 20 years younger than.
Debrunner won her fifth me - I could.
gold of the Games.
