Sir Mo Farah completes his FINAL race as the four-time Olympic champion brings down the curtain on his legendary career by finishing fourth in the Great North Run
- Sir Mo Farah finished fourth in the Great North Run on Sunday morning
- It was the final race of the 40-year-old’s iconic long-distance running career
- He won four Olympic gold medals and six golds at the World Championships
Sir Mo Farah has completed the final race of his glittering career with a fourth-placed finish in the Great North Run.
The four-time Olympic champion announced he would be ending his career at the North East half-marathon earlier this year.
He finished in 1:03:28 with Ethopia’s Tamirat Tola winning the men’s elite race, finishing just shy of the hour mark with a time of 59 minutes and 58 seconds.
Farah has previously won the race six times and was greeted by vast crowds of people lining the Coast Road, offering high fives as he approached the finish line.
He told the BBC post-race: ‘Amazing support. It is the end of my career. I wanted to come here and celebrate. It has been an amazing career.
Sir Mo Farah’s glittering career came to an end with a fourth place at the Great North Run
Farah wanted to finish his career in Newcastle after winning the Great North Run six times
Farah was greeted by fans after crossing the finishing line during the race on Sunday morning
Farah finished in 1:03:28 while Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola (left) won the men’s elite race
‘I wanted to end my career here in Newcastle. I won here six times. I wanted to take it all in and enjoy it.
‘All I know is running. That is what made me happy for many years.’
As previously reported, Farah said that he is more likely to play football than do a 5km parkrun after this race.
‘I will be very emotional because running is all I know,’ said the British distance legend.
‘I have got so much joy out of it, so many memorable moments. Running for me was a way out of life and I will definitely miss it.
‘I will continue to stay active, but you won’t see me jogging for the sake of jogging. I can’t see myself going out for runs. I will go to the gym, play football, play golf. I am just going to take a nice break now and find something that can motivate me.’
Farah added that he hopes one day to become a coach but doesn’t know when that time will be.
‘I’ve got to be doing something, but it’s finding that,’ he said.
Mo Farah clinched gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 metre races at the 2012 Olympics in London
Farah celebrates his 5,000 metre gold in London alongside another star of those Games in Usain Bolt
Farah repeated his double gold feat at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro
‘I’d love to be able to coach and give back for others and stay involved in the sport itself.
‘I don’t know when that time will be. But I have got my coaching licence and it is something I have always thought about.’
Farah took gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 metre races at the London 2012 Olympics as well as the 2016 Games in Rio De Janeiro.
He also claimed six gold medals at the World Championships during his iconic career.
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