Gb Sprinter Prescod Retires From Athletics Aged 29

British sprinter Reece Prescod says athletics pushed him "physically, mentally, and emotionally" successful ways he "never imagined possible" arsenic he announced his determination to discontinue from nan sport.

The 29-year-old has hung up his moving spikes aft a decade arsenic a master which saw participate successful 3 World Championships and nan 2020 Olympic Games.

Prescod is nan 4th fastest British man ever complete 100m, pinch a individual champion of 9.93 seconds, a tenth of a 2nd down Zharnel Hughes' nationalist record.

He won a metallic badge successful nan 100m astatine nan 2018 European Championships successful Berlin, and picked a bronze successful nan 4x100m relay astatine nan 2022 Worlds successful Eugene.

London-born Prescod, who represented Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club, reached nan semi-finals of nan 100m astatine Tokyo 2020 successful his only quality astatine an Olympics.

"Athletics has taught maine invaluable lessons, nan existent meaning of difficult work, dedication, and discipline," Prescod said successful a station connected his Instagram account., external

"I person been fortunate capable to recreation nan world, compete astatine nan highest level, and correspond my state pinch pride.

"I look guardant to contributing to athletics and capacity successful new, meaningful ways, inspiring others to pursuit their imaginable pinch nan aforesaid passion that drove me."