Scottish 200m document holder Beth Dobbin has introduced her retirement following “a three-year battle with a serious and life-changing health issue”.
The 31-year-old ran on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, reaching the semi-finals, and gained 4x400m relay bronze for Scotland on the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Dobbie additionally competed at three European Championships and two World Championships.
In 2018, she smashed a Scottish document that had stood for 34 years and was topped British champion, whereas her greatest time of twenty-two.50 seconds got here on the 2019 Anniversary Games in London.
Breaking the information of her retirement by way of social media, Dobbin wrote: “There isn’t space to list the highs I’ve experienced.”
Choosing not to enter element on her sickness, she continued: “I am very proud of my journey. From never getting close to making junior teams to breaking through at 24.”
On her enforced absence from the observe, Dobbin mentioned: “Unlike injuries, where you are surrounded by physio expertise, this often isn’t the case with illness.
“Instead it has been a journey of getting solutions and trialing remedy.
“On one hand it feels like my career has been cut short and it feels cruel not to be retiring on my own terms. On the other, I achieved so much more than I ever expected.
“I is probably not leaving the game with an Olympic medal, however I’m leaving with many goals fulfilled.”
