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- 1Olympic cycling champion Katy Marchant announces retirement●Olympic champion Marchant retires from cycling
British Olympic cycling champion Katy Marchant has announced her retirement from the sport. Marchant, who won gold as part of Great Britain's team sprint squad at the Rio 2016 Olympics, was among the country's leading track sprinters. The announcement closes a career spanning more than a decade at the top of British cycling.
- 2Olympic cycling champion Marchant announces retirement●Olympic champion Marchant retires from cycling https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c98r6z3y00n2o?at_medium=RSS&
British track cyclist Katy Marchant has announced her retirement from the sport. Marchant won gold in the team sprint at the Paris 2024 Olympics alongside Sophie Capewell and Emma Finucane, adding to the bronze she claimed in Rio in 2016. Her departure closes a chapter for one of Britain's most successful sprint riders, and tributes and well-wishes have followed the announcement.