Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 36.

Brownlee won gold at London 2012 earlier than defending his title in Rio four years later.

A world champion in 2009 and 2011, Brownlee is basically the most racy triathlete ever to be topped junior world champion, U23 world champion, European champion and Olympic champion.

“Triathlon has profoundly formed my life. I in actuality beget dedicated virtually about half of of it to being a real athlete, fulfilling my childhood dream and reaching a long way bigger than I ever dared to reflect,” Brownlee wrote on X.

“I wait for embracing a rather slower tempo of life, but no longer too unhurried.

“There’s an thrilling array of events, challenges and adventures waiting for me — issues I’ve repeatedly desired to beget a crack at but haven’t had the likelihood to pursue.”

Brownlee captured a legion of fans by worthwhile gold on house soil in London 2012.

His brother Jonny took bronze and the pair beget competed towards each other on essentially the most racy phases ever since.

Presently after London 2012, the pair launched the Brownlee Foundation, a charity aiming to inspire young of us from all backgrounds to steal in the game.

In 2016, Alistair helped his brother over the attain line at the Triathlon World Sequence event in Mexico when Jonny began to paddle on the house straight.

Jonny, two years younger than Alistair, used to be leading the rush when his legs began to collapse in the Mexican heat.

Alistair, who used to be in third plan at the time, propped his brother up for the ideal 700m and helped him over the line to attain earlier than him in 2nd build.

Earlier that summer season, Alistair changed into essentially the most racy triathlete in Olympic historical past to efficiently defend his crown by worthwhile gold at Rio 2016.