Rose Harvey reveals 'painful battle' of competing in Olympics marathon with a broken leg

"A couple of miles in, I quickly realised that wasn't going to happen. The next 24 miles were a painful battle. It turns out I had stress fractured my femur."

British runner Rose Harvey has revealed that she completed the Paris Olympics women's marathon with a broken leg. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

British runner Rose Harvey has revealed that she completed the Paris Olympics women's marathon with a broken leg.

Harvey finished 78th in Sunday's race, clocking a time of two hours, 51 minutes and three seconds.