Bloodied but unbowed Radcliffe sets sights on London Olympics

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

BEIJING (AFP) — Paula Radcliffe's search for an elusive Olympic medal of any colour is not over despite her 23rd place finish here in the marathon as she insisted she would go on to compete in the London Games in 2012.

The 34-year-old at least finished the race unlike in Athens four years ago, but she ended the event virtually hobbling over the line visibly limping on the left leg, in which she suffered a stress fracture earlier this year.

The world record holder and 2005 world champion shed some tears but pulled herself together and said that however bad she had felt she would have finished the race.

Indeed she took heart from the fact that the winner Romania's Constantina Tomescu is 38, the age she will be in 2012.

"Why not? the winner is exactly...