Paula Radcliffe to run for one last time at London marathon

Paula Radcliffe

London, Jan 15 (IANS)

Britain's Paula Radcliffe, world record holder of the women's marathon, will end her career in London in April, organisers announced here.

The 41-year-old, a three-time London Marathon winner, ran her last race in Berlin in September 2011, reports Xinhua.

Radcliffe, who set her world record of two hours and 15.25 minutes in London in 2003, last ran in London Marathon in 2005.

"We are absolutely thrilled that Paula has chosen London for her final marathon," Hugh Brasher, an official, said.