Maria a last gasp runner for Athens
She will join the Sydney silver medallist, Sonia O'Sullivan, in the women's 5,000m in Athens.
Her inclusion followed a personal appeal to IOC President Pat Hickey yesterday just days after he had insisted there would be no more additions to the team.
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