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Paula Radcliffe's final marathon will be in London this April

IAAF Ambassador Paula Radcliffe
Image: Paula Radcliffe: Will compete in final marathon in London this year

Paula Radcliffe will compete in her final marathon in London in April, race organisers have announced.

The world record holder’s last marathon came in Berlin in September 2011 and she will run over 26.2 miles for the last time at the London Marathon on April 26.

The 41-year-old is a three-time winner of the event but last took part in the race nine years ago and race director Hugh Brasher is delighted she will bow out on home soil.

"We are absolutely thrilled that Paula has chosen London for her final marathon and we know the British crowds will be out in force on 26 April to celebrate her extraordinary career,” he said.

Radcliffe, who set her world record of two hours, 15 minutes and 25 seconds on the streets of the capital in 2003, was not named among the elite athlete entries and is due to announce her plans for the race on January 30.

Defending champion Edna Kiplagat, the two-time world champion, will take on Kenyan compatriot Florence Kiplagat, who she beat to victory last year by just three seconds.

Two more Kenyan athletes, Priscah Jeptoo and Mary Keitany, who are former London Marathon champions, are also in the field.

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