Retirement from competition doesn’t have to mean retirement from sport

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Retirement from competition doesn’t have to mean retirement from sport

20 July 2022

Chris Milne

Wednesday 20 July 2022, 12:35 AM

In 2017, Valerie Adams was invested as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by governor-general Dame Patsy Reddy, for services to athletics. She announced her retirement this year [Image: Governor General of New Zealand, CC BY 4.0]

Sports physician Chris Milne discusses athlete retirement, including how you can help things go smoothly

Key points, Athletes can retire from competition for a variety of reasons, including medical ones, such as injuries and their sequelae. Athletes may experience , Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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