<p>National record-holder and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/cricket-retained-for-26-asian-games-in-japan-23532143" rel="nofollow"><strong>Asian Games</strong></a> gold-winning Indian middle-distance runner Jinson Johnson announced his retirement on Wednesday, after a 15-year career shaped by &ldquo;relentless training, quiet struggles, and painful injuries&rdquo;.</p>
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<p>The 34-year-old has not competed since winning a 1500m bronze in the Hangzhou Asian Games in October 2023. His best moment was winning the 1500m gold in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games with a time of 3 minutes 44.72 seconds. He also won a silver in the 800m race in the same tournament. &ldquo;From a boy with dream started the journey from Kolkata and reached up to Asian Games podium in Hangzhou 2023. Thank you Athletics,&rdquo; Johnson wrote on his Instagram. During the 2018 <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/2030-commonwealth-games-ahmedabad-secures-hosting-rights-for-india-23605044" rel="nofollow"><strong>Commonwealth Games</strong></a> in Australia, Johnson broke Bahadur Prasad&rsquo;s 23-year-old 1500m national record (3 mins 37.86 secs). He improved on it in 2019 (3 min 35.24 secs).</p>
<p><strong>3 mins 35.24 secs&nbsp;</strong><br />The 1500m national record time set by Jinson Johnson during the ISTAF Berlin meet in 2019&nbsp;</p>
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