Pelari Veteran AS Justin Gatlin Umumkan Pensiun

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  • Jumat (11/2/2022), Justin Gatlin memutuskan untuk pensiun sebagai atlet lari.
  • Puisi berjudul "Dear Track" menjadi penutup karier atlet Amerika Serikat (AS) yang kini memasuki usia 40 tahun itu.
  • Tokyo 2020 jadi Olimpiade terakhir bagi Justin Gatlin.

SKOR.id - Amerika Serikat (AS) kehilangan seorang pelari hebat, menyusul keputusan gantung sepatu yang diambil Justin Gatlin.

Jumat (11/2/2022), pelari veteran tersebut mengumumkan pensiun dari olahraga lari yang telah digelutinya selama puluhan tahun.

Melalui unggahan sebuah puisi yang berjudul "Dear Track", Justin Gatlin mengucapkan kata-kata perpisahan sebagai seorang atlet lari.

Peraih medali emas Olimpiade Athena 2004 itu mengaku kehidupannya mengalami perubahan drastis ketika mengenal olahraga atletik.

Dari hanya berlarian di sekitar taman bermain, sosok yang kini berusia 40 tahun itu merasakan perubahan berarti dari lintasan lari.

"Dear Track adalah puisi saya untuk mengungkapkan rasa cinta terhadap olahraga dan semua hal yang terjadi," tulisnya di Instagram.

"Saya beruntung bisa menemukan apa yang saya cintai lebih cepat. Ini inspirasi saya dan mengubah perspektif saya tentang hidup."

Gatlin pun mengaku terinspirasi oleh mendiang pebasket Kobe Bryant yang sukses menurunkan legasi di olahraga yang dia cintai.

 
 
 
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"Sejak awal, legasi Kobe Bryant menginspirasi saya untuk meniti karier di lintasan lari. Saya memberi penghormatan atas karya-karyanya melalui ekspresi seni," ujarnya.

Justin Gatlin adalah salah satu legenda di lintasan lari, sekaligus kontroversial. Dia positif doping pada 2006 dan dilarang bertanding selama delapan tahun.

Meski hukuman tersebut dipangkas jadi empat tahun dan comeback pada 2010, trauma yang diterimanya setelah momen tersebut berlangsung lama.

Salah satunya ketika dia mendapatkan cemoohan usai mengalahkan Usain Bolt (Jamaika) dan memenangi Kejuaraan Dunia Atletik 2017.

Tokyo 2020 yang digelar tahun lalu jadi Olimpiade terakhir Justin Gatlin setelah perjalanan panjang lima Olimpiade yang dimulai dari Athena 2004.

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