Farah spurns world marathon spot, track return speculation mounts
Mo Farah of Britain celebrates after winning the men’s 10,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships in London. ― Reuters pic
Farah, who finished fifth in Sunday’s London Marathon, had been eligible for selection for the British team, but has opted to decline his place. Farah turned his back on the track in 2017 to concentrate on long-distance road running, finishing third in London last year and claiming the European record when winning his first marathon in Chicago in October but he finished more than three minutes behind Kenyan winner Eliud Kipchoge on Sunday.
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