Women's weightlifter Hiromi Miyake, a two-time Olympic medalist competing for Japan in her fifth straight Olympics, said Saturday that she will retire.
"I'd like to compete in the Olympics forever, but there are limits to one's physical strength," Miyake said.
Hiromi Miyake of Japan lifts 74 kilograms in the snatch portion of the women's weightlifting 49-kilogram event at the Tokyo Olympics on July 24, 2021, at Tokyo International Forum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The 35-year-old, competing at the Tokyo Olympics in the 49-kilogram division, successfully lifted 74 kg in the snatch, but three times failed to hoist 99 kg in the clean and jerk and was eliminated from medal contention.
Miyake won a silver in her third Olympics in London in 2012 and a bronze at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016. At this competition, she matched judoka Ryoko Tani as the most to appear in a Summer Games by a Japanese female athlete.
