May 19, 2013

Argument erupts over Radcliffe’s marathon record

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(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 month to acknowledge as women’s world records only those times set in all-women competitions. Performances [...]