Radcliffe set for scan as she battles to compete in Beijing following injury
Paula Radcliffe will have a check-up on her current state of fitness on Monday as she battles to compete in the Olympic marathon next month.
The appointment, at the British Olympic Medical Institute at London's Northwick Park, will be the first scheduled by UK Athletics to take place for a progress report since Radcliffe announced her determination to run in Beijing despite suffering a stress fracture of the femur.
Radcliffe has been undertaking high intensity training at her French Pyrenees base in Font Romeu - seven weeks after being told by specialists it would be "impossible" to compete in China.
Determined: Paula Radcliffe wants to compete in Beijing
The 34-year-old marathon world record holder is hopeful the tests will reveal positive news as she continues to attend her fourth successive Olympic Games.
UKA have emphasised the Bedford athlete is under no pressure to make an instant decision - and according to her agent, Sian Masterson, it could be another couple of weeks before she does so.
Meanwhile, Hayley Haining - the nominated reserve - is waiting in the wings and keeping herself fully prepared to step in as a replacement if required for the marathon, which is due to take place on August 17.
