Collins to retire after World Champs

Veteran sprinter Kim Collins will join Usain Bolt in retiring from the sport after the IAAF World Championships in London this year.

Collins, the 2003 world 100 metre champion, has enjoyed a distinguished career competing for St Kitts & Nevis for more than 20 years, but will call time on his career on the track after the London World Championships at the age of 41.

The veteran sprinter, who ran a personal best of 9.93 seconds for the 100 metres at 40 years old in 2016, has amassed five world medals outdoors over ten IAAF World Championship appearances, the latest of which being 100m bronze from the 2011 championships in Daegu, South Korea, making him the oldest ever medallist in the event. Collins says his career is an example of what can if you take care of your body.