BEIJING - AUGUST 17: (L-R) Paula Radcliffe of

BEIJING - AUGUST 17: (L-R) Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain, Constantina Tomescu of Romania, Zivile Balciunaite of Lithuania, Yurika Nakamura of Japan and Souad Aitsalem of Algeria compete in the Women's Marathon Final held at the National Stadium on Day 9 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 17, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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