All world records in track and field should be reset and lifetime bans should be imposed on serious drug cheats to clean up the sport amid its global doping crisis, the governing body of British track and field said Monday.

One of UK Athletics’ proposals is to “investigate the implications of drawing a line under all pre-existing sport records … and commencing a new set of records.”

British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe, who holds the world record with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 25 seconds at the 2003 London Marathon, was cleared by the IAAF last year of doping allegations following media reports of suspicious blood tests.

“Without doubt you are going to punish innocent athletes and why are you going to do it again when they have already had to compete against cheats during their career?” Radcliffe said.

— From wire reports