Radcliffe called for more studies to be done on the impact of the menstrual cycle on female performance - drawing on the experience of elite athletes such as herself and Jo Pavey who have 'tried to do things to control their period' throughout their careers. I have a day or two here and there where I feel like this'

Watson on her being unwell during her Australian Open exit: 'I get this at different times.

On Tuesday, Heather Watson complained of 'girl things' as she went out of the Australian Open while feeling unwell. Radcliffe, who will retire after this year's London Marathon, was commenting after former British women's tennis number one Annabel Croft described women's periods as the 'last taboo' in sport. It added its science and medical team had recently worked on providing better support for female athletes. 'Too often in sport, doctors are men and they don't understand.'īritish Athletics said it could not comment on individual cases but added it was 'very much aware of the added challenges concerning menstrual issues around performance athletes'. 'I would argue it's a lack of learning,' Radcliffe told BBC Sport. OL8453629W Page_number_confidence 94.91 Pages 466 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200730223929 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 412 Scandate 20200717182453 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781846171987 Tts_version 4.A tearful Judd lost in the 800m heats and Radcliffe said: 'It wasn't the first time they'd given it to an athlete and it hadn't helped.'īritish Athletics said it had recently introduced a number of initiatives.

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