MADRID (Reuters) - Olympic champion high jumper Ruth Beitia has retired from athletics due to persistent injuries, the Spaniard announced on Wednesday. "The situation we find ourselves in today is to tell you that we are calling time on our sporting life." Beitia, who won the high jump competition at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last year, is the only Spanish female athlete to have won an Olympic gold. Beitia briefly retired from athletics in 2012 after narrowly missing out on a medal at the London Olympics but returned to training two months later. "The greatest athlete in Spanish history has retired," said Raul Chapado, president of the Spanish athletics federation.

Source: The Star October 18, 2017 11:15 UTC