Monday, May 01, 2017


Paula Radcliffe and Jonathan Edwards to lose world records after rules tweak

New ratification requirements will result in scrapping most historical records
Griffith-Joyner’s and numerous set by eastern bloc athletes will be excised
Paul Radcliffe
Paul Radcliffe’s marathon world record of 2003 will no longer be seen as official due to new rules around testing. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images

Paula Radcliffe and Jonathan Edwards to lose world records after rules tweak

New ratification requirements will result in scrapping most historical records
Griffith-Joyner’s and numerous set by eastern bloc athletes will be excised
Paula Radcliffe and Jonathan Edwards have reacted with incredulity and dismay to news that all athletics world and European records before 2005 are likely to be stripped from the record books.

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