Weir retires from Great Britain competition

Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir has retired from planetary contention aft finishing 5th successful the men's T54 marathon connected the last time of the Paris Games.

However, the 45-year-old Briton, who won 2 golds successful Beijing successful 2008 earlier his 4 titles astatine London 2012, volition proceed to vie successful the large planetary marathons, including London.

"I'm rather affectional arsenic I cognize it's my past contention for GB, this volition beryllium my past international," helium said aft finishing implicit 5 minutes down golden medallist Marcel Hug of Switzerland.

"I'll inactive bash the large marathons arsenic I truly bask them and I've got Berlin successful 2 weeks.

"I knew earlier I came to Paris and I've been reasoning astir it each week. It's the determination I privation to do. It's the close decision."

Weir, who was competing astatine his seventh Games, having made his archetypal quality arsenic a teen successful Atlanta successful 1996, finished eighth successful his 5,000m last earlier successful the programme but failed to beforehand from the heats of the 1500m.

He stepped distant from planetary contention aft Rio 2016 wherever helium failed to triumph a medal and claimed helium was accused of throwing a race.

But helium returned to the squad and competed successful the marathon astatine Tokyo, wherever helium finished 5th and opted to vie connected the way and roadworthy successful Paris.

"My assemblage conscionable couldn't header with it contiguous to beryllium honest," said the eight-time London Marathon winner.

"I was the oldest successful that tract contiguous but inactive highly competitive. Daniel [Romanchuk, who finished fourth] is 20 years younger than maine - I could beryllium his dada - truthful I'm doing alright. I gave it my each contiguous and that's each I tin give.

"I'll look backmost connected my GB vocation with pride. I don't truly pat myself connected the back. I should really. I should beryllium arrogant of what I've done.

"I've had a large career. I'm trying not to get affectional but it's time. I deliberation it's time."

In the women's race, Britain's Eden Rainbow-Cooper failed to decorativeness arsenic Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner won her 5th golden of the Games.