Paula Radcliffe praises ‘parity’ in athletics

Paula Radcliffe feels other sports could learn from athletics in providing equal pay for men and women.

Radcliffe revealed she was a victim of discrimination at the start of her career when she received a table lamp for winning a road race, while the winner of the men’s event was handed a television.

But Radcliffe said equality was now recognised throughout the sport and that the issue is not a talking point, as it has been in tennis this week.