PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- China's star sprinter Su Bingtian, who missed the Paris Olympics due to injury, said in an interview here on Saturday that he plans to retire after competing in China's 15th National Games, which will be co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in November 2025.
"I will try to recover in the following months and take part in the winter training, better prepare for the National Games to be held in my hometown Guangdong," said the 34-year-old. "But if I feel hard to meet the training standards by December. I may end my career earlier."
Su added, "I will stop competing but won't leave the field. We already founded a training center in Guangdong which aims to help more sprinters improve themselves and achieve better results."
At the Tokyo Olympics, Su produced an Asian record of 9.83 seconds in the men's 100m semifinal and finished sixth in the final.
The veteran also extended his wishes to the Chinese sprinters to avoid injuries and perform their best at the Paris Olympics. "Many young Chinese sprinters have already showed their strength, and I believe they are to embrace a promising future," said Su.
