Outspoken Olympic 800m runner Nick Symmonds said he will retire after the 2017 season, according to The New York Times.
The news comes two months after Symmonds said he would try to compete one last season in 2017.
“I really want to make one more worlds team,” Symmonds said in October. “I’ve just got to make sure my ankle holds up.”
Symmonds, who turned 33 last Friday, last raced May 18 and missed the Olympic Trials due to a left ankle injury.
On June 30, Symmonds said after withdrawing before the Olympic Trials that he “could possibly” compete one more year, but the decision would come down to whether his apparel sponsor, Brooks, wanted to extend his contract beyond 2016.