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 completes his LAST race as the four-time Olympic champion brings down the curtain on his storied 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 brilliant career with a fourth place finish in the Great North Run.
The four-time Olympic champion announced earlier this year that he would end his career at the Northeast half marathon.
He finished in 1:03:28, with Ethopia’s Tamirat Tola winning the men’s elite race, finishing just under the hour mark with a time of 59 minutes and 58 seconds.
Farah has previously won the race six times and was greeted by a huge crowd of people along the Coast Road, handing out high fives as he approached the finish line.
He told the BBC after the race: ‘Great support. It’s the end of my career. I wanted to come here and celebrate. It’s been a great career.
Sir Mo Farah’s glittering career came to an end with a fourth place finish at the Great North Run
Farah was looking to end his career in Newcastle after winning the Great North Run six times
Farah was greeted by fans during the race on Sunday morning after crossing the finish line during the race
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’ve won here six times. I wanted to take it all in and enjoy it.
‘All I know is to run. That’s what made me happy for years.’
As previously reported, Farah said he is more likely to play football after this race than do a 5km parkrun.
“I will be very emotional because running is the only thing I know,” said the British distance legend.
‘I got so much joy out of it, so many memorable moments. Running was an escape from life for me and I will certainly miss it.
‘I’ll stay active, but you won’t see me jogging for the sake of jogging. I don’t see myself running. I go to the gym, play football, play golf. I’m going to take a break now and look for something that can motivate me.’
Farah added that he hopes to become a coach one day, but doesn’t know when that time will be.
“I have to do something, but it’s discovering that,” he said.
Mo Farah won gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the 2012 Olympic Games in London
Farah celebrates his gold in the 5,000 meters in London together with another star of those Games in Usain Bolt
Farah repeated his double gold performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro
‘I would like to coach, give something back to others and stay involved in the sport itself.
‘I don’t know when that moment will be. But I have my trainer’s license and it’s something I’ve always thought about.’
Farah took gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
During his iconic career, he also won six gold medals at the World Championships.