Spanish high-jumper Olympic champion Ruth Beitia retires

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Spanish high-jumper Ruth Beitia brought the curtain down on her long and successful career in a press conference on Wednesday.

The 38-year-old, who is the reigning Olympic and three times European champion, as well as the Spanish record holder, first arrived on the scene in 1998 when she set a new Spanish record of 1.98 meters, eventually increasing that to the current record of 2.02 in an event in San Sebastian 2007.

Her last appearance was in the 2017 World Championships when she was the first athlete to be eliminated from the final, suffering from a shoulder injury and after attempting to return, she has now decided to retire.

Beitia commented she will now focus on her career in politics, where she is a member of the Cantabrian regional assembly for the People's Party, as well as studying to become a sports psychologist.

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