Injuries. She'd been a regular competitor from her junior days, and she seemed to have made a breakthrough in the U23's after a couple of years in the 11.4/11.5 range, when in 2016 as a 22-year-old (following missing the whole 2015 season due to injury), she ran her 100 m PB of 11.27 (+1.6 m/s) in a semi-final heat at an Inter-counties meet in Bedford. However, she didn't run in the final.... and missed the rest of the season thereafter.
Over the next two years, Papps only made 4 total appearances in races.... and that was that. Just checked her Twitter page and the last entry was from August 11, 2018, along the lines of, "stanning" the Ingrebitsen's. Nothing since. She still titles the page with "GB athlete and full time dog owner". That's all the info there is.
I would refrain from describing her as "retired", since she still is only 26 years old.... but the signs aren't looking good so far.
Over the next two years, Papps only made 4 total appearances in races.... and that was that. Just checked her Twitter page and the last entry was from August 11, 2018, along the lines of, "stanning" the Ingrebitsen's. Nothing since. She still titles the page with "GB athlete and full time dog owner". That's all the info there is.
I would refrain from describing her as "retired", since she still is only 26 years old.... but the signs aren't looking good so far.
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