British athlete hopes to overcome femur fracture and reassert dominance of grueling event
On an epic weekend of action for British sport there is only one place to turn for guaranteed raw emotion and unvarnished drama: Paula Radcliffe's latest assault on the Olympic marathon.
At 7.30am on Sunday in Beijing - just after midnight UK time - the nation's most celebrated athlete will take her first steps on the road to redemption, four years after her dreams of gold ended tearfully in an Athens gutter.
At the roadside as the race begins in Tiananmen Square will be her parents Pat and Peter, who are babysitting daughter Isla for the day, and her husband and coach Gary Lough. In the UK a huge audience is expected to watch her every step.
