Relief for innocent Paula Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe has spoken of her relief after she was found innocent of doping by the IAAF, world athletics’ governing body, and UK Anti- Doping.

Radcliffe, the 41-year-old three-times London Marathon winner and marathon world record holder, went public to defend her name, claiming she had been effectively identified by a committee of MPs as having provided suspicious blood samples.

Now, in its response to the House of Commons culture, media and sport (CMS) select committee, the IAAF said there were innocent reasons for the values in her blood profile. Follow-up tests on urine and blood samples all proved negative.