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Sir Mo Farah finishes eighth in his penultimate career race at the Great Manchester Run

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Sir Mo Farah finishes eighth in his penultimate career race at the Great Manchester Run

Sir Mo Farah finished eighth in his penultimate career race at the Great Manchester Run ahead of the four-time Olympic champion’s final outing in September

  • Sir Mo Farah finished eighth in the 10k Great Manchester Run on Sunday
  • The 40-year-old set a time of 29 minutes and 11 seconds for his penultimate race
  • Farah will now prepare for his final race in September before retiring

Sir Mo Farah’s farewell continued when he finished eighth in the Great Manchester Run 10K on Sunday, the penultimate race of his career.

Britain’s greatest distance runner posted a time of 29 minutes and 11 seconds as he took part in the event for the first time since winning it in 2018.

Farah was previously in action at the London Marathon last month, finishing ninth.

And following his exploits on Sunday, the 40-year-old is now set to retire after featuring in September’s Great North Run.

Farah’s glittering career has seen him claim double Olympic gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m at both London 2012 and Rio 2016, as well as six world titles.

Sir Mo Farah finished in eighth position in the 10k Great Manchester Run on Sunday

Sir Mo Farah finished in eighth position in the 10k Great Manchester Run on Sunday

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