Athletics-Farah withdraws from Big Half race in London
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Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has withdrawn from next month's Big Half race in London after sustaining a minor Achilles injury in training, organizers said on Wednesday. Farah, who has won the previous two editions of the half marathon event, was set to go head-to-head with Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele - the second-fastest marathon runner of all-time - at this year's race on March 1.
"Everyone knows how much I love racing in London, but my priority is to be fit, healthy and competitive for the summer season and for that reason I have had to make the tough decision not to race this year," Farah said in a statement. "I definitely hope to be back again in 2021." After competing as a marathon runner for the last two years, Farah is returning to the track for the first time since the 2017 world championships in a bid to complete an Olympic hat-trick in the 10,000m race in Tokyo.
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