Britain's Paula Radcliffe runs to the finish during the women's marathon at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest" in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008. Constantina Tomescu gave Romania their first ever women's Olympic marathon title here on Sunday as she won in a time of 2hours 26minutes 44second. Kenya's Catherine Ndereba placed second ahead of China's Zhou Chunxiu. Paula Radcliffe placed 23rd. Getty Images logo Getty Images 25 months ago

Britain's Paula Radcliffe runs to the finish during the women's marathon at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest" in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008. Constantina Tomescu gave Romania their first ever women's Olympic marathon title here on Sunday as she won in a time of 2hours 26minutes 44second. Kenya's Catherine Ndereba placed second ahead of China's Zhou Chunxiu. Paula Radcliffe placed 23rd.

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