Emms to quit after Beijing Games

Author: BBC Sport
Date: 06 Jun 2007
Category: General News



Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms
Emms (right) celebrates Olympic silver with Robertson in 2004
Olympic badminton silver medallist Gail Emms says she will retire from the sport after the Beijing Olympics and will not try to stay for London 2012.

Emms won silver with Nathan Robertson in the mixed doubles in Athens.

"If I stayed on for London in 2012 I would be 35. It is a great deal to ask to carry on until then," she said.

"It would be amazing to end that one step higher in Beijing. It will be my last championship and it is a great place to go out."

 

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