Tokyo is a swim too far for Britain's Burnell

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British marathon swimmer Jack Burnell, who was controversially disqualified at the end of the 10km open-water race at the 2016 Rio Olympics, announced his retirement on Tuesday only months before the Tokyo Games. Burnell, 27, had been set to swim in a qualifier for the delayed 2020 Olympics scheduled for Fukuoka in May but that event is now under review by world body FINA. Once ranked second in the world and a three times World Cup winner, Burnell finished 24th in a World Cup event in Doha last month and has been carrying a shoulder injury.

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