Julia Takacs announced her retirement

the marcher Julia Takacs, European 50 km runner-up in Berlin 2018, announced her withdrawal on Tuesday in a message posted on social media.

“Life is stages, and mine as an athlete is over“, said the athlete who was born in Budapest and has Spanish nationality since June 2008.

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Takacs said he experienced “exciting moments” but most of all he met “incredible people”. He is grateful “mainly to those who made it possible for me to get medals, marks, records.”

He quoted his coach from Budapest, José Antonio Quintana – “he put up with me for 11 years in Blume” – and Montse (Pastor) and Chuso (García Bragado), “which, in addition to their professionalism, made me feel like a family“.

Finally, he extended his gratitude to the Spanish Federation, to his club and to the University of Murcia. “In the Spanish Federation, which always helps me, in hardship and comfort. At Playas de Castellón, where I belong since 2013, at UCAM, which has given me the opportunity to study again in recent years ”.

“I have nothing more to ask for in life, all I can say is THANK YOU“, end of 33-year-old walker, Spanish record holder of 50km (4:05:46 in 2019) Absolute Spanish record holder of 5,000m walk (20: 30.04 in 2014), Spanish champion of 50 km (2018), of 20 km (2013-2014) and 10,000m walk (2009-2011-2013-2014-2015-2017).