Czech javelin thrower Barbora Spotakova, double Olympic champion and holder of an impressive track record in her specialty, announced this Friday that she is retiring from competition at the age of 41.
In a note published by the Athletics Federation of the Czech Republic, it was learned that the presence in the final of the Diamond League, on Thursday in Zurich, where it was on Thursday, was even the last appearance in the high wheel of athletics.
“All fairy tales have an ending and mine ends with a very beautiful one. Happy endingwith the medal at the European Championships in Munich this summer”, explained Spotakova, underlining: “My body let me know clearly that it was time to stop”.
The athlete’s career is impressive, with emphasis on the Olympic titles in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 and the world record of 72.28 meters in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2008.
In Rio 2016, he still got bronze and became world champion in 2007, 2011 and 2017being silver in 2009.
She was European champion in 2014, silver in 2006 and bronze in 2010 and this year.
Source: Observadora
