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Cancel The Athletic

Open Account Settings, choose Subscriptions, then Athletic+ and Cancel Subscription. The Athletic now runs on a New York Times account, so the link moves you to nytimes.com. Access continues to the end of the paid period.

Go to The Athletic’s cancel page

Opens nytimes.com in a new tab. You will need to log in.

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What to expect

A couple of offer screens

If the button does not land you there

  1. Sign in at theathletic.com
  2. Open your profile menu, then Account Settings
  3. Choose Subscriptions
  4. Under Athletic+, choose Modify Subscription, then Cancel Subscription

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