Team GB star Andy Murray is retiring after this summer’s Paris Olympics (Picture: Getty)
Andy Murray is clearly relishing his last ever appearance at an Olympic Games and the Team GB star put his retirement plans on hold with a stunning opening-round win in the doubles competition alongside Dan Evans on Sunday.
The 37-year-old announced last week that this summer’s Games in Paris would be his swansong showing before he hangs up his racket.
Speaking on Eurosport, Laura Robson – who won silver alongside Murray at London 2012 – lifted the lid on the two-time Wimbledon champion’s niche obsession for collecting Olympic pin badges from other competitors at the Games.
‘He’s taking it very seriously. He didn’t do it in 2012 but then followed it up at Rio and Tokyo, he went hard,’ Robson explained.
‘In the athlete’s village, he’s trying to find the most niche country, the smallest country.’
Robson revealed that Murray had managed to track down Romano Puentener, Liechtenstein’s sole representative at the Games, for the country’s official Olympic pin badge.
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