Allyson Felix, the United States star who is the most decorated female track and field Olympian in history, has announced she will retire at the end of the season.
Felix has won 11 Olympic medals - including seven golds - as well as a remarkable 13 world titles. The 36-year-old competed at her fifth Olympic Games in Tokyo last summer and it will prove to be her final appearance at the iconic event.
She announced the news on Instagram, sharing her decision with her 1.1 million followers. Felix wrote: “As a little girl they called chicken legs - never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined I'd have a career like this.
