Former Team GB sprinter James Ellington has accepted a six-figure compensation award after sustaining life-changing injuries in a motorcycle accident.
Ellington, 38, broke his leg in two places and suffered a fractured pelvis in a collision with a car in Tenerife in 2017.
The two-time Olympian tried to make a comeback in 2019, but an accident while riding tandem behind teammate Nigel Levine forced him to retire from competition.
Levine's Spanish insurance company admitted liability in 2022.
Ellington planned to use the cash to continue his rehabilitation and accepted the offer as compensation for an early end to his career.
He said: “The day of the crash will always stay with me. But I also know that I was lucky to survive it. I have always tried to stay positive.
“I can finally put the lawsuit behind me. It's time to focus on the future.”
Before the accident, Ellington had won gold medals in the 4x100m relay at the European Championships twice, in 2014 and 2016.
He was also a silver medalist in the same event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow three years before the accident.
Meanwhile, his best Olympic performance came eight years ago in Rio.
Ellington placed fifth in the 4×100 meter relay final along with teammates Richard Quilty, Harry Aikines-Aleitai and Adam Gemili.
He was part of the Team GB quartet that failed to reach the final in London four years ago.
The former sprinter competed in the 100 meters at the 2016 event, but finished fifth in his heat and was eliminated.
