Swiss tennis champion Martina Hingis played at her first Olympics in 1996. She reportedly announced her retirement Thursday (for a third time), two months after the demolition began of the Atlanta Games tennis center.
The 37-year-old Hingis went 20 years between Olympic appearances, taking doubles silver in Rio last year.
“I think if you asked me 10 years ago if I would be here in Rio, I would say you’re crazy,” Hingis said at the Rio Games, according to Agence France-Presse. “Because I didn’t play for six years and being able to play for gold is unbelievable.