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Britain’s most decorated gymnast coming out of retirement for Olympics LA 2028

He told The Times: ‘I was sitting in the station with my family in a café [after Paris] and I said to them, 'I'm not done, I can't finish it like that’’ — He told The Times: ‘I was sitting in the station with my family in a café [after Paris] and I said to them, 'I'm not done, I can't finish it like that’’ (Getty)

Max Whitlock, Britain's most decorated gymnast, has announced he is coming out of retirement.
He aims to compete at his fifth Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
Whitlock, who will be 35 by LA 2028, stated his career feels "unfinished" after narrowly missing a medal in the pommel horse at Paris 2024.
He expressed a strong desire to continue, telling The Times he felt he "can't finish it like that" and is "on a mission".
Whitlock is a six-time Olympic medallist, including two golds at Rio 2016 and a successful defence of his pommel horse title at Tokyo 2020.

Team GB gymnastics star comes out of retirement with sights on fifth Olympics at LA 2028 — In full