Eatons announce sudden retirement from track and field

Husband and wife Olympic medallists Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton have retired, both at the age of 28. 

The decathlon world record holder Eaton, who successfully defended his Olympic title in Rio, said he wanted to "try something new". The American said there isn't much more he wants to do in sport.

His wife, Canadian heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton won bronze in Rio and was runner-up to Jessica Ennis-Hill at the 2015 World Championships.

In a statement on their joint website, Theisen-Eaton said she "no longer have the passion for track and field or the heptathlon".

Eaton broke his own world record in Beijing in August 2015 when he accumulated 9,045 points to pick up his second World Championships gold. 

By winning in Rio, Eaton became the third man to retain the Olympic decathlon title, emulating Great Britain's Daley Thompson and the USA's Bob Mathias.