FILE PHOTO: Emilee Cherry of Australia runs past Jessica Javelet of USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 07/08/2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi /File Photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Olympic rugby sevens gold medallist Emilee Cherry has made the shock decision to retire two months out from Australia's defence of its women's title at the Tokyo Games.
The 28-year-old mum had hoped to bow out after the Olympics but said her body was not up for it and the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic had added to the pressures while trying to juggle care for her one-year-old daughter Alice.
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