Third world record of year for Radcliffe

PAULA RADCLIFFE secured her third world record of the year yesterday with a stupendous performance over five kilometres, to win the Flora Light Challenge for Women in London’s Hyde Park.

Olympic 10,000m champion Derartu Tulu, was second in 15:20 with Sonia O’Sullivan third in 15:24.

Radcliffe broke away from a world-class field to break the record by three seconds, winning in 14 minutes 51 seconds.