Three-time London Marathon winner Paula Radcliffe has described pressure to release her blood data as 'almost abuse'.
The 41-year-old has been hit with allegations of doping after a parliamentary select committee implied that a previous British marathon winner had cheated.
While Radcliffe's name was not mentioned in the hearing, the long-distance runner opted to release a statement claiming that she has never taken performance-enhancing drugs.
The accusations, which were made following an investigation by The Times, have sparked calls for Radcliffe to publicly release her blood data.
However, the marathon world-record holder has claimed that she will not do so in order to "protect a lot of other innocent athletes".
"I don't need to [release my data], I'm clean," Radcliffe told BBC Sport. "I'm not being forced and almost abused into giving a knee-jerk reaction to something that goes against other people, who I trust."
The World Anti-Doping Agency has stated that releasing blood data could be misinterpreted.
Danielle Joynson
