Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson retires

National record-holder and Asian Games gold-winning Indian middle distance runner Jinson Johnson announced his retirement on Wednesday, saying that “it is time for something new” after a 15-year career shaped by “relentless training, quiet struggles, and painful injuries”. The 34-year-old Kerala athlete has not competed since winning a 1500m bronze in the Hangzhou Asian Games in October 2023. His best moment was winning the 1500m gold in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games with a time of 3 minutes 44.72 seconds. He also won a silver in 800m in the same Games. “From a boy with dream started the journey from Kolkata and reached up to Asian Games podium in Hangzhou 2023.