Paula Radcliffe and Jonathan Edwards to lose world records after rules tweak
• New ratification requirements will result in scrapping most historical records
• Griffith-Joyner’s and numerous set by eastern bloc athletes will be excisedPaula Radcliffe and Jonathan Edwards have reacted with incredulity and dismay to news that all athletics world and European records before 2005 are likely to be stripped from the record books.Radcliffe, who set the world marathon record in 2003, told the Guardian she was “offended” by proposals that were approved
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