Paula Radcliffe has denied taking performance-enhancing drugs during her athletics career, despite a parliamentary select committee appearing to imply that a prominent British marathon runner had cheated.
The questions raised in the Commons hearing hinted at previous winners of the London Marathon and possibly a British competitor in the event, which Radcliffe has claimed "effectively implicated" her in allegations of widespread doping in the sport made by The Times.
While the marathon world record holder was not named in the hearing, she has issued a statement "categorically" denying any involvement in blood doping.
Radcliffe said: "I have campaigned long and hard throughout my career for a clean sport. I have publicly condemned cheats and those who aid them.
"These accusations threaten to undermine all I have stood and competed for, as well as my hard-earned reputation.
"By linking me to allegations of cheating, damage done to my name and reputation can never be fully repaired, no matter how untrue I know them to be."
Jesse Norman MP also took to Twitter after the meeting and stressed that Radcliffe's name was not used by himself or any other member of the committee.
Chris O'Keefe
