{"id":513447,"date":"2022-09-24T10:19:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T17:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=513447"},"modified":"2022-09-24T10:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T17:19:52","slug":"olympic-gold-medalist-dmitriy-balandin-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-gold-medalist-dmitriy-balandin-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Gold Medalist Dmitriy Balandin Announces Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympic Gold Medalist Dmitriy Balandin Announces Retirement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dmitriy Balandin,<\/strong> Kazakhstan\u2019s first Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, had announced his retirement from the sport.<\/p>\n

Balandin made the announcement via social media on Thursday. \u201cWe\u2019re not saying goodbye,\u201d he wrote in Russian, \u201cwe\u2019re saying see you soon! Thank you for the unforgettable emotions, #teamKZ.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Kazakhstan Olympic Team (@olympickz)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n