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Radcliffe out of marathon

Paula Radcliffe's Olympic hopes evaporated today as she withdrew from London 2012 marathon because of injury.Speculation had been rife the 38-year-old world record-holder would pull out after a foot problem flared up again and today the news was confirmed.A statement on the UK Athletics website read: "The British Olympic Association and UK Athletics announced this afternoon that marathon athlete Paula Radcliffe is being withdrawn from Team GB due to medical reasons.