has said the medal she will recieve on Monday after the Boston Marathon race will have nothing special regarding her career.
Radcliffe 51, who is also a former world champion and a winner of seven major marathons and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, will run for pride in Boston according to the.
«I think it should probably be pride of place. At the moment, I haven’t got any of my medals on display, but I will maybe put this one up in a frame,» she said.
Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy has been tipped for a coaching role with with former club.
. The British athlete turned BBC commentator ticked off four at the peak of her powers, winning in London and New York three times each, triumphing in Chicago and placing third in Berlin.
Radcliffe then . But a decade on, she has returned to the roads to chase down her remaining stars – crossing Tokyo off her list last month and now lining up in Boston on Monday to complete the set.
Sha’Carri Richardson delivers a powerful performance on the global stage, marking a defining moment in her athletic journey.
«I will just be happy to get there in one piece. But I am excited about it. It has been a goal of mine for some time to try and complete the six. You think, “Are you really a marathon runner until you have done it?”
«I thought it wasn’t going to be possible because of my foot. But I paced a group of athletes for most of Berlin in 2023 and my foot was OK, so I started looking at the calendar and it worked this year.
«I thought it’s now or never and I like the story of it finishing in Boston. That was where I won the World Junior Cross Country Championships in 1992 and that was the race that gave me belief I could make it as a professional athlete.»
South African forward Percy Tau joined Qatari club Qatar SC in January but he could be on his way out soon given a number of clauses tied to his multi-million contract.
, making her one of the greatest runners over the 26.1 mile distance.
In Tokyo seven weeks ago, , having been embarrassed on the start line when she was introduced as the fastest woman in the field.
Yet her time was as remarkable as anything she achieved in her prime, given that she is now in her fifties, had not run 26.2 miles in 10 years and picked up an injury which left her in a wheelchair.