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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lawrence Ostlere

Adam Gemili retires from athletics: ‘I missed an Olympic medal by less time than it takes to blink’

Adam Gemili's Tokyo Olympics were scuppered by injury - (Getty Images)

Adam Gemili knows exactly the moment in his career he would transport back to if he had the chance.

It is 12 August 2017, and the World Athletics Championships are coming to a close on a warm evening under the London Stadium’s twinkling lights. The men’s 4x100m final is stacked with talent but the world’s attention is naturally drawn to Usain Bolt, running the final race of his career, against a US team led by Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman, who beat Bolt to gold and silver respectively in the 100m final a few days earlier.

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