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India's middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson announces retirement

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India's Middle-distance Runner Jinson Johnson Announces Retirement

By IANS News January 07, 2026 • 14:46 PM View: 230

World Athletics Championships: Indian middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson announced his retirement from competitive athletics on Wednesday, bringing a decade-and-a-half-long career to a close.

Johnson, who competed in the 800m at the Rio 2016 Olympics, ended his career with the 1500m national record, which he set at the ISTAF Berlin meet in 2019 with a time of 3:35.24.

His participation in Rio 2016 made him the first Indian male runner to qualify for the 800m at the Olympics since Sriram Singh in 1980.

TAGS Jinson Johnson ISTAF Berlin Sriram Singh Asian Games Olympic Games World Athletics Championships Commonwealth Games Asian Athletics Championships Mohammed Afsal

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