Farah returns to winning ways in London half-marathon

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LONDON: British distance great Mo Farah found himself top of the podium again with a third victory in the 'Big Half' - a London half-marathon - on Sunday (Sep 4). Farah's win, which a month ahead of the London Marathon proper, followed the four-time Olympic champion's shock defeat by club runner Ellis Cros

LONDON: British distance great Mo Farah found himself top of the podium again with a third victory in the 'Big Half' - a London half-marathon - on Sunday .

That reverse led to a fresh debate over whether the 39-year-old Farah, who won double Olympic gold at both the 2012 and 2016 Games, should retire from competitive racing. Somalia-born Farah, who in July revealed he had been illegally trafficked into Britain as a child, added:"The key thing for me today was to try and win, no matter what happened.Scotland's Commonwealth Games gold medallist Eilish McColgan won the elite women's race with a record time of 67.34 minutes but unlike Farah she will not be competing in the London Marathon.

 

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