Meilut­yte was star of the 2012 London Games, where as a 15-year-old she won the 100 metres breast­stroke eventVILNIUS: Lithuanian swimmer Ruta Meilutyte announced her retirement on Wednesday at the age of 22 after missing three doping tests, ending a career in which she became Olympic and world champion. “The swimmer took full responsibility for missing all tests,” the federation said, adding that Meilutyte had failed to properly inform international anti-doping authorities about her whereabouts. Meilutyte, who has never failed a doping test, was a star of the 2012 London Games, where as a 15-year-old she won the 100 metres breaststroke event. Meilutyte said she wanted to return to her studies and “experience simple things, to grow, to better understand myself and the world”. Her last event was the World Championships in China last December where she failed to qualify for the finals.

Source: The Express Tribune May 22, 2019 09:02 UTC