MX23RW : Thursday, July 4 05:36:17| >> :600:60030289:60030289:

England long-distance runner Jo Pavey: 'No retirement plans'

Forty-year-old Jo Pavey tells Sports Mole that she has no plans to retire after winning bronze in the 5000m final at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

England long-distance runner Jo Pavey has insisted that she has no plans to step away from the sport after securing a bronze medal in the women's 5000m final at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

The 40-year-old led the pack towards the closing stages of the race, but eventually fell behind Kenyan duo Mercy Cherono and Janet Kisa, who nabbed gold and silver respectively.

After taking in a lap of honour around the Hampden Park track, Pavey told Sports Mole: "I'm chuffed to get a medal, I can't believe it. It felt a bit surreal to be honest from across the line. I just had to look at the scoreboard. I don't want to think I've got a medal and be wrong. So I can't believe it."

When probed on her plans for the future, Pavey added: "I don't know. The next thing is the Europeans and in ten days I'm doing the 10,000 and then hopefully the 5,000 as well - I'm planning to do both - so yeah, that's the aim now.

"I'm not going to give up yet, we'll see what happens. I'm not ruling out trying to qualify for the Olympics in Rio. I'd be quite old then!"

Pavey's England teammate Emelia Gorecka finished eighth in her first Commonwealth appearance, while Helen Clitheroe came in 11th.

ID:169184: cacheID:169184:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2619:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Jo Pavey of England competes in the Women's 5000 metres final at Hampden Park during day ten of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on August 2, 2014
Read Next:
Pavey wins bronze in 5000m final
>
rhs 2.0
Euro 2024 fixtures header
Friday, July 5
 
5pm
Quarter-Finals
Spain
vs.
Germany
 
8pm
Quarter-Finals
Portugal
vs.
France
Saturday, July 6
 
5pm
Tuesday, July 9
Wednesday, July 10
Sunday, July 14


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!