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Olympics - Radcliffe More Concerned About Heat Than Pollution

Olympics - Radcliffe More Concerned About Heat Than Pollution UK: April 9, 2008 LONDON - World women's marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe has said she is more concerned about heat and humidity at the Beijing Olympics than the Chinese capital's pollution despite suffering from asthma. Ethiopian men's world record holder Haile Gebrselassie, who also has asthma, withdrew from the Beijing marathon last month because of concerns about the polluted air.