Holmes to take 'final decision' in next fortnight

Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes will make a “final decision” in the next couple of weeks over whether to retire from athletics or defend her 1,500 metres title in next year’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Holmes, 35, has recovered from an Achilles injury and is poised to decide if the time is right to end a career which hit the heights at the 2004 Athens Olympics where she struck gold in the 800m and 1500m.