Double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty has announced his retirement from professional triathlon after 15 years.
In a lengthy and heartfelt entry on his blog today the US-based Docherty announced he had raced his last event.
"With injuries outweighing winning results in the last season it seems like a great time to listen to this tired old body and bow-out gracefully," he wrote.
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"There is no doubt I have more victories in me however over the last few years it has been increasingly more difficult to reach that form and even harder to hold it, 'back in the day' I could peak for months on end but nowadays I'm lucky to get a few weeks."
Docherty, who has two young children, said family was also a contributing factor to his decision to step away from the sport.