Paula Radcliffe on post-Athens torment, super shoes and doping in athletics

Paula Radcliffe has opened up about the torment she was subjected to after the 2004 Olympics. 


Radcliffe arrived in Athens as the hot favourite for marathon gold after blowing the world record apart in 2003, but dramatically dropped out with four miles remaining before failing to finish the 10,000m five days later. 


In a revealing chat with fellow athletics stars Adam Gemili and Andrew Pozzi on the new Eurosport podcast Gemili & Poz, she admits memories of that day are still “woozy” but said what followed was horrible. 


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