Former European champion Adam Gemili has retired from athletics at the age of 32.
Gemili was a youth footballer at Chelsea and on the books at then League Two Dagenham & Redbridge before committing to sprinting, and made the Team GB squad for the Olympics in his home city at London 2012.
He reached the semi-finals of the 100m in London and went on to win relay medals at three World Championships.
He was the 2014 European Champion over 200m and took silver in the 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow that summer.
Posting on his Instagram page, he said:, external “It’s hard to put into words what an incredible journey it’s been.
“Thank you for all the support, love, and belief you’ve shown me throughout my career.
“From a baby-faced Adam at London 2012 to a slightly more grey-haired version in 2025. I hope I’ve made you proud.”
Gemili narrowly missed out on more medals, finishing fourth in the 200m at the Rio 2016 Olympics, just 0.003 seconds shy of bronze, before another fourth place at the Doha 2019 World Athletics Championships.
Alongside Zharnel Hughes and Linford Christie, he is one of just three British male sprinters to have run under 10 seconds in the 100m and 20 seconds in the 200m, with personal bests of 9.97 seconds and 19.97 seconds respectively.
