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Legendary athlete Sir Mo Farah bid adieu to racing on Sunday, September 3 in London as he finished fourth in the Big Half. While this happened to be his last race at home in London, his final race of the illustrious career will be held at the Great North Run, next weekend.
Earlier, the Brit finished eighth in the Great Manchester Run 10K in May, while he finished ninth in the London Marathon the previous month. The Briton finished fourth after Jack Rowe (1:01:08), Mahamed Mahamed (1:01:16) and Andrew Butchart (1:02:43).
“It was quite emotional today because I haven’t been feeling well this week, I’ve got a bit of a cold. I didn’t know if I could do the race, then I was thinking about all the people coming out here and I’m not going to get another chance,” Farah told BBC after his race.
“When you’ve achieved everything it must come to an end at some point. I’m getting on a bit and I’m kind of just looking forward to taking a break and hopefully being involved in sports, but just spending time with my family,” the British long-distance runner added while speaking as he career comes to an end.
The 40-year-old and multiple Olympic and World Champion has previously won the race on three occasions in 2018, 2019 and 2022. Notably, it was Calli Thackery finished first in the women’s elite race with David Weir earning the top spot in wheelchair race.
