Mo Farah: Olympic 10,000m champion will attempt to qualify for Tokyo at British Championships
Two-time Olympic 10,000m champion Mo Farah will attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Games at the British Athletics Championships on 25 June.
Mo Farah given lifeline for Tokyo Olympics after special race added
- Hastily arranged 10,000m set for Manchester on 25 June
- Farah missed qualifying time at UK trials last week
Mo Farah has been given a last-ditch chance to reach the Tokyo Olympics in a hastily arranged invitational 10,000m race at the British Athletics’ Championships in Manchester on 25 June.
Farah, who won 5,000m and 10,000m gold at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games, struggled desperately at the UK trials in Birmingham last week where he finished more than 22 seconds outside the qualifying time of 27m 28:00sec.
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