Track great Allyson Felix confirms retirement

Allyson Felix. Pic/AFP

US track and field great Allyson Felix confirmed on Wednesday she will retire this year, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned three decades and included a record-setting 11 Olympic medals.

Felix, 36, said in an Instagram post: "I have given everything I have to running and for the first time I'm not sure if I have anything left to give. I want to say goodbye and thank you to the sport."

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