Radcliffe Secures Six Star Medal With Boston Marathon

Four-time British Olympian Paula Radcliffe has secured nan Six Star Medal upon completing nan Boston Marathon.

Radcliffe, 51, vanished Monday's title pinch a clip of 2 hours 53 minutes 44 seconds, placing her 117th retired of 12,447 women that took part.

The Six Star Medal is awarded to runners who complete each six of nan world marathon majors: Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York City.

Radcliffe retired from competitory moving successful 2015 and successful March completed her first marathon successful a decade erstwhile she ran successful Tokyo.

The Briton held nan women's marathon world grounds for 16 years from 2003 pinch a clip of 2:15:25 earlier it was surgery by Kenya's Brigid Kosgei successful 2019.

Radcliffe is simply a three-time victor of some nan London and New York City marathons, and won Chicago successful 2002.

Her first world badge came successful Boston successful 1992, erstwhile she won golden successful nan inferior title astatine nan World Cross Country Championships.

On Monday, Sharon Lokedi won nan Boston women's title successful 2:17:22, pinch nan Kenyan breaking nan people grounds of 2:19:59 from 2014 by complete two-and-a-half minutes.

The men's elite title was won by Kenya's John Korir pinch a clip of 2:04:45.