Overview
- Johnson confirmed his decision on January 7 via a social media post, writing that it is time for something new.
- He remains India’s 1500m record-holder with 3:35.24 set at the ISTAF Berlin meet in 2019.
- His career peak came at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games with 1500m gold and 800m silver.
- He last competed in October 2023, earning 1500m bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games after a long recovery from an Achilles injury and COVID-era setbacks.
- He qualified for the 800m at Rio 2016 as the first Indian man to do so since 1980, and his 2018 national mark in the event was surpassed by Mohammed Afsal in 2025.