Athletics - Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix - Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Britain - February 25, 2018 Great Britain's Greg Rutherford competes in the men's long jump Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist and former world long jump champion Greg Rutherford is to retire from athletics later this year, the Briton announced on Tuesday.
Rutherford, 31, became the first British athlete to hold all available outdoor titles - national, continental (European), Commonwealth, Diamond League, world and Olympic - in 2015 and is the country's record holder in long jump with 8.51 metres.
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