FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Men's 50km Race Walk - Pontal - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 19/08/2016. Jared Tallent (AUS) of Australia competes. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's former Olympic champion racewalker Jared Tallent announced his retirement on Friday after injury stymied his bid to qualify for a fourth Summer Games in Tokyo later this year.
The 36-year-old, who won gold in the 50km walk at the 2012 Olympics retrospectively and also took silver in the event at the 2008 and 2016 games, ends his career as the most decorated male Australian in track and field.
