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’s marathon world record of 2003 will no longer be seen as official due to new rules around testing. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images

Athletics

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

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Sean Ingle

@seaningle

Monday 1 May 2017 12.32 EDT First published on Monday 1 May 2017 11.47 EDT

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.