Weir retires from Great Britain competition

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

However, nan 45-year-old Briton, who won 2 golds successful Beijing successful 2008 earlier his 4 titles astatine London 2012, will proceed to compete successful nan awesome world marathons, including London.

"I'm rather affectional arsenic I cognize it's my past title for GB, this will beryllium my past international," he said aft finishing complete 5 minutes down golden medallist Marcel Hug of Switzerland.

"I'll still do nan awesome marathons arsenic I really bask them and I've sewage Berlin successful 2 weeks.

"I knew earlier I came to Paris and I've been reasoning astir it each week. It's nan determination I want to do. It's nan correct decision."

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

He stepped distant from world title aft Rio 2016 wherever he grounded to triumph a badge and claimed he was accused of throwing a race.

But he returned to nan squad and competed successful nan marathon astatine Tokyo, wherever he vanished 5th and opted to compete connected nan way and roadworthy successful Paris.

"My assemblage conscionable couldn't header pinch it coming to beryllium honest," said nan eight-time London Marathon winner.

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

"I'll look backmost connected my GB profession pinch pride. I don't really pat myself connected nan back. I should really. I should beryllium proud of what I've done.

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

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