• ‘It just feels really right and I’m really happy with it’
• Brownlees helped make Britain dominant in sport

Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee has announced his retirement.

The 36-year-old Briton became the first triathlete to successfully defend his Olympic title when he won retained the title in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, four years after triumphing on home soil at London in 2012.