Former Olympic javelin champion Thorkildsen retires

OSLO, Norway: Former European, world and Olympic javelin champion Andreas Thorkildsen has quit the sport, the 34-year-old Norwegian announced on Wednesday.

Thorkildsen, who won gold at the Athens and Beijing Olympics and was crowned world champion in Berlin in 2009, took to Instagram to announce his decision.

“Have decided to end my career as a professional javelin thrower. It’s been a fun ride,” he said.