World women's marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe has withdrawn from the world cross country championships in Brussels this weekend because of injury.
Radcliffe, the 2001 and 2002 long course champion, had planned to run the long- and short-course races in the two-day event.
However, in a statement released today UK Athletics said Radcliffe had suffered a minor hamstring strain while training this week.
"I am really disappointed to have to withdraw as training has gone really well and I was looking forward to racing well in Brussels," she said.
