Published: September 12, 2018
• Weir retired from international competition after Rio 2016
• Sets his sights on marathon at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
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• Sets his sights on marathon at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
The six-times Paralympic champion wheelchair racer David Weir has banished suicidal thoughts to make a U-turn on his vow never to race for Great Britain again.
He won four Paralympic gold medals at London 2012, but endured a difficult Rio 2016 and promptly retired from international competition. Weir quit track events in 2017, but won a record eighth London Marathon in April and is targeting the 26.2-mile event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
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