Champion rower decides postponed Tokyo Games are a step too far

British Olympic rowing gold medallist Tom Ransley announced his retirement on Friday after deciding the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to next year was a step too far.

Britain General Sport - Team GB Homecoming Parade - Leeds - Leeds - 28/9/16 Team GB's Tom Ransley during the parade Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - 14625619LONDON: British Olympic rowing gold medallist Tom Ransley announced his retirement on Friday after deciding the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to next year was a step too far.

The 34-year-old was part of the men's eight who won gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and also a bronze in London four years earlier."My time as a rower is up. After 20 years and two Olympic medals I have come to the realisation I have nothing more to give and nothing left to gain," he told the BBC.

"A friend suggested that if you stop loving something it is impossible to give it your all, and I believe that she is right," he said. "I have used up everything I had, and I know that to get myself in the necessary condition to compete for a seat in 2021 is a step too far."

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