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Six-time gold medallist David Weir says he felt 鈥榮tabbed in the back鈥� following the end of his Paralympics career.

Weir, 37, was unable to complete the marathon in Rio following a crash, days after announcing his retirement from the track.

鈥淚t is an individual sport and I realise that this time,鈥� he said.

鈥淚鈥檝e always praised every athlete that鈥檚 put on a British vest in wheelchair racing and I sometimes feel like I鈥檝e been stabbed in the back.

鈥淚鈥檝e always praised people for their performance and I鈥檓 never jealous of anyone.

鈥淚 want the team to do well and I want wheelchair racing to be successful,鈥� he added.

Weir did not expand on his comments, but former Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said he had talked about feeling 鈥渋solated鈥� from the British team and unhappy with the set-up at the Paralympic Village.

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This clip is from 5 live Sport, Sunday 18 September 2016.

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