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Radio 5 Live,2 mins

Radcliffe: ‘When you cheat you forgo the privilege to take part in your sport’

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World marathon record holder and six-time World Champion Paula Radcliffe has told 5 live she believes “when you cheat you forgo the privilege to take part in your sport.” Radcliffe was reacting to Maria Sharapova’s return to tennis after serving a ban for doping. The Russian is through to the third round of the Stuttgart Open, after serving 15 months for taking the banned substance meldonuim. Radcliffe told 5 live’s Anna Foster: “Cheat’s damage the sport and damage the people trying to do that sport in the right way.” This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 27 April 2017.

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