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Athletes Retirements Thread


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:GBR Alex Dowsett retires from the World Tour, will continue in other forms of cycling.  Did not know he’s a haemophiliac.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/62709676

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:GER Andrea Petkovic also announced her retirement after first round loss in US Open

 

Meanwhile it was last Grand Slam, but not last tournament yet, for :ITA Andreas Seppi who will retire at the end of the season.

 

Now I feel old, as those players who decided to retire in this year, were young or not too old when I started to watching tennis closely back 10 years ago :p

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10 minutes ago, rybak said:

Now I feel old, as those players who decided to retire in this year, were young or not too old when I started to watching tennis closely back 10 years ago :p

Meh. These players didn't even start their carrier when I stopped watching tennis closely :old:

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:BRA Bruno Soares announced his retirement today after being eliminated in R2 of US Open. He is a 2-time Olympian that won 6 Grand Slam titles (3 in Men's Doubles and 3 in Mixed).

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On 9/1/2022 at 2:40 PM, rybak said:

Now I feel old, as those players who decided to retire in this year, were young or not too old when I started to watching tennis closely back 10 years ago :p

I share this feeling :p

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:GBRBadminton player Toby Penty has announced his retirement from the sport.

 

Whilst he probably didn't make the impact that he would have liked and he was unlikely to be challenging for a medal, his departure is likely to mean that Team GB will not qualify a quota in the Men's Singles event. This would be the first time since the sport was introduced in Barcelona that GB wont have participant in the Men's Singles. 

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The Železný in skirt.

 

Barbora Špotáková :CZE Javelin Throw, 2 times Olympic Champion (2008 & 2012) and current world record holder announced today officially her retirement.

 

Another legend gone

 

 

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:SUI Roger Federer announced retirement. Next week's Laver Cup tournament will be his last professional tournament.

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Even though my man Nadal has won the most GS, I feel like Federer is the most legendary out of the big three. A true hero of the sport signing off.

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