Dame Laura Kenny, Britain's most successful female Olympian, announces her retirement from cycling.
Dame Laura Kenny, Britain's most successful female Olympian, has announced her retirement from cycling.
In an exclusive interview with BBC Breakfast, Kenny said: "I always knew deep down I would know when was the right time.Kenny, married to former cyclist Sir Jason Kenny - who is the most decorated British Olympian - added: "It's been in my head a little while, the sacrifices of leaving the children and your family at home is really quite big and it really is a big decision to make.
Kenny gave birth to her first son, Albie, in 2017 after which she returned to cycling, eager to prove athletes could juggle the demands of sport with motherhood.Earlier in March, British Cycling performance director Stephen Park said Kenny had only a"Going on to win another gold medal, as much as I would love to do that, it wasn't giving me the energy I wanted anymore, it just wasn't.
She repeated the omnium and team pursuit double four years later at the Rio Games, becoming the first British woman to win four Olympic titles. A fourth Olympics in 2024 was her plan but Kenny had yet to return to team training before announcing her retirement. April's Track Nations Cup in Canada would have been her last opportunity to earn the points needed to qualify.
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