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Paula's world record beaten by rules Posted: 21 Sep 2011 06:24 PM PDT LONDON: Paula Radcliffe's marathon record time will no longer be classed as a world record for the distance after the sport's governing body, the IAAF, changed the criteria. The changes, made at the recent World Championships in South Korea, specify that only times achieved in all-women competitions will be acknowledged for world record purposes with performances in mixed conditions now being referred to only as "world best". This means that Paula's 2003 mark of two hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds in the London marathon is no longer the world record, as she ran it in a mixed-race after following male pacemakers. The 37-year-old's London marathon time of 2:17:42 from 2005 is now classed as the world record. The World Marathon Majors (WMM) and the Association of International Marathons (AIMS) have issued a statement describing the changes as "unfair". "There should be two world records for women's road-running performances, separately recognising those achieved in mixed competition and women's-only conditions," the statement said. "AIMS and WMM will continue to acknowledge both types of performances as world records and will discuss this matter further with the IAAF. "The vast majority of women's road races throughout the world are held in mixed conditions. "The current situation where the fastest time is not now recognised as a record is confusing and unfair and does not respect the history of our sport." AIMS represents more than 300 races worldwide, the vast majority of them road races. Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York are WMM members. -- AFP

Lille escape with draw Posted: 21 Sep 2011 06:24 PM PDT PARIS: French champions Lille missed the chance to go level on points with Ligue 1 leaders Lyon on Tuesday as they drew 1-1 away with out of form Bordeaux. It could have been worse for Lille -- who drew for the third successive match -- as Bordeaux' Chieck Diabate missed a penalty 12 minutes from time. Lille -- who had let leads slip against both Sochaux in the league and CSKA Moscow in last week's opening Champions League group game -- had gone behind to a Diabate penalty in the third minute only for their Belgian star Eden Hazard to level in the 57th minute with a fine goal. Lille lie fourth two points adrift of Lyon, who played away at Caen yesterday while Bordeaux have only one win in their seven matches so far and are just three points above the relegation places. The hosts had taken an early lead through Diabate's well-executed penalty after referee Tony Chapron adjudged Florent Balmont to have knocked over Diabate. Lille pressed the hosts throughout the half but Bordeaux keeper Kevin Olimpa came to their rescue, especially in the 37th minute when he saved from veteran Czech defender David Rozehnal and then again from Moussa Sow who followed up the rebound. Hazard struck shortly before the hour mark finishing off a neat move which began just inside the Bordeaux half and which saw English midfielder Joe Cole deliver him the decisive pass. The Belgian star still had work to do when he got the ball on the left side of the penalty box but he made light work of two Bordeaux defenders and placed his right-footed effort perfectly into the far corner. -- AFP

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