Paula Radcliffe pulls out of Commonwealth Games

[JohnnyG]

"Paula has been training extremely hard for the Games & we feel that she is in such good condition at the moment that there's no need for her to actually start the 5000m or 10000m before she pulls out anymore. We're not sure whether she can use the same tactics in her upcoming marathons as yet, but we are aiming towards that goal"

A spokesman said.

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[Borris]

/double takes on the deliberate misquote.

 

[mmj_uk]

Doesn't surprise me, she thinks she's the best but 9 times out of 10 she has some excuse for losing/pulling out.

 

[Deleted member 11679]

It was a shame to see Ian Thorpe pull out the games as well, he would have wiped the floor again for Australia no doubt.

 

[Big Kev]

It was a shame to see Ian Thorpe pull out the games as well, he would have wiped the floor again for Australia no doubt.

That's a good thing in my book, more medal changes for the England team.

As for Paula, it's not that much of a deal for her really, the Commonwealth Games aren't a big deal anymore and I wouldn't be surprised if they were scrapped in the next 20 years.