Topic: Paula Radcliffe

Alyson Dixon off to live the high life in Kenya

SUNDERLAND'S Olympic marathon hopeful Alyson Dixon set off for Kenya today after securing the funding needed to make the trip to the high altitude...
The British Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt admits he is sticking his neck out in doubling the budget for the London Olympics opening and closing...

London 2012 Olympics chief defends budget hike

London 2012 Olympics supremo Sebastian Coe has defended a controversial budget hike for the Games' opening and closing ceremonies, saying it will make for the "largest piece of television ever".The British government last week agreed to more than double the budget ...

Paula Radcliffe set for fifth Olympics

Paula Radcliffe became only the third British track and field athlete to be selected for five Olympics after her place in Team GB for London 2012 was confirmed Tuesday.Radcliffe, 37, has been selected for the marathon along with Scott Overall and ...

Names & faces: Paula Radcliffe, Mike Marshall

0 View Larger Image Paula Radcliffe . The English runner will keep her marathon world record from 2003, after all. The IAAF changed its ruling...

Mosop, Shobukhova triumph in Chicago Marathon

Kenya's Moses Mosop won the Chicago Marathon in a course record and Russian Liliya Shobukhova completed an unprecedented three-peat in impressive style on Sunday.Both champions pulled away to post emphatic victories, Mosop clocking 2hrs 05min 37sec to beat the previous ...

Makau sets new world record in men's marathon

Kenya's Patrick Makau set a new world record in the marathon here on Sunday winning the Berlin Marathon in an official time of 2hr 03min 38sec.The 26-year-old defending champion smashed the old mark of 2hr 03:59 set by Ethiopian ...

Clock ticks for Gebrselassie and Radcliffe

BERLIN (Reuters) - World marathon record holders Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe fight age and increasing susceptibility to injury as well as the clock and a host of younger opponents in Sunday's Berlin marathon.Sunday's race is the third time only ...

Argument erupts over Radcliffe's marathon record

LONDON (Reuters) - Marathon bodies opposed on Tuesday a move by the governing IAAF to reclassify Paula Radcliffe's 2003 women's world record and replace it with a slower time.The International Association of Athletics Federations agreed in Daegu, South Korea, last ...

Paula Radcliffe targets Berlin marathon

Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe will run her first marathon since giving birth to a son last year in Berlin on September 25, she announced on Saturday.The 37-year-old - who will fitness permitting bid to make it third time lucky in ...