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Mexico City: Former World champion sprinter Ana Guevara, one of Mexico’s most celebrated sports figures, announced her retirement, saying she was tired of corruption in Mexican athletics. The 30-year-old Guevara, who won the 400m at the 2003 World Championships, the silver at the Athens Olympics and is a three-time Pan Am Games champion, often celebrated her victories by carrying the Mexican flag. She said she could no longer compete for her country after an 11-year career. “I feel sad. It was not my intention to end my career this way, but I have no choice. I do not share their ideology. I did what I had to do,” Guevara said at a press conference here. Guevara said six months ago that she wouldn’t go to the Beijing Olympics later this year unless the Mexican athletics federation president Mariano Lara resigned. “Six months after starting all this, things are the same,” she said. “I can’t be a part of this delegation and be true to my beliefs.” — AP
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