Sir Mo Farah to race in this year's Great Manchester Run
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOlympic legend Sir Mo Farah is to race in this year's Great Manchester Run, it has been confirmed. The four-time gold medallist, who this week celebrated his 39th birthday, will line-up on at the event for the first time since he claimed victory at the event four years ago.
He failed to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held last year, but insisted afterwards he would not be retiring. And looking ahead to the race in May he said the injury problems which had plagued him during the last year were now behind him. “Training has been going well and I am happy with the shape I am showing," he said. “Any time I race in the UK it is exciting for me because I love running in front of my home fans and I want to give my best for them.
I had an amazing reception in Manchester when I won the event in 2018 so I’m looking forward to racing on the streets of the city again later this year.” READ MORE: In 2018, Sir Mo triumphed over Ugandan Moses Kipsiro in a memorable sprint finish with 100 metres to go, winning the 10km in a time of 28 minutes 27 seconds.
This year he will be competing against fellow Brit and the runner-up of the 2021 staging of the event, Andy Butchart. Butchart will be looking to go one better at this year’s Manchester 10K after setting a new Scottish record over the distance on the track earlier this month.
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