Multi-medallist diver Chen forced to retire with neck injury

China's Chen Ruolin keeps her muscles warm between dives during the women's 10m platform final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville

(Reuters) - Chinese five-times Olympic gold medal-winning diver Chen Ruolin has been forced to retire at the age of 23 due to a problematic neck injury, the country's diving team manager Zhou Jihong has said.

Chen, who also claimed six world championship titles, won the 10-metre individual and synchronised events at the Beijing and London Olympics before adding a final synchronised gold with partner Liu Huixia at Rio this year.