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Sir Mo Farah urges children to stay active after bringing curtain down on career

Sir Mo Farah insists he “wouldn’t be” who he is today without sport after completing his last race at the Great North Run on Sunday. The four-time Olympic champion announced his decision to end his career earlier this year and did so with a ...

11 Sept 2023 at 12:18

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Finally, this is it – Mo Farah ready to call time on career at Great North Run

Sir Mo Farah is looking forward to ending his career at the “incredible” Great North Run on Sunday. The four-time Olympic champion announced earlier this year that his last event will be at the famous North East half marathon, which 60,000 ...

09 Sept 2023 at 06:11

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Sir Mo Farah insists he is solely focused on final race at Great North Run

Sir Mo Farah insists his focus is fully on preparations for his final competition at the Great North Run on Sunday. The 40-year-old four-time Olympic champion is bringing his career to a close at the North East half-marathon after ...

09 Sept 2023 at 09:00

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Sir Mo Farah brings ‘amazing journey’ to an end at Great North Run

Sir Mo Farah admits his career has been “an amazing journey” after he completed his final-ever race at the Great North Run. The 40-year-old announced he would be ending his career at the North East half-marathon earlier this year ...

10 Sept 2023 at 14:20

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Mo Farah signs off glittering career with fourth-place finish in Great North Run

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 ...

10 Sept 2023 at 12:27

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UK Athletics agrees ‘groundbreaking’ joint venture in bid to boost sport

UK Athletics has linked up with the organisers of the London Marathon and the Great North Run in a joint venture to boost the popularity and growth of the sport. Athletic Ventures – an amalgamation of UKA, The Great Run ...

15 Apr 2024 at 16:10

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Sporting events cancelled on Friday as mark of respect after Queen dies at 96

Sporting events scheduled for Friday have been cancelled as a mark of respect following the death of Her Majesty The Queen. The death of Elizabeth II, 96, who was the nation’s longest-reigning monarch and served as ...

08 Sept 2022 at 21:31

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Sir Mo Farah preparing to push himself to the limit in Great Manchester Run 10K

Sir Mo Farah is ready to push himself to the limit once again as he prepares to bring the curtain down on his glittering career with a penultimate race on home soil in the Great Manchester Run 10K on Sunday. Farah ...

20 May 2023 at 09:00

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Sport facing decisions over weekend action following death of Queen at 96

A number of scheduled sporting events have been postponed following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, with further decisions regarding the weekend’s fixtures set to be taken on Friday. The death of Elizabeth II,...

09 Sept 2022 at 03:05

Sport

Mary Ngugi-Cooper and Abel Kipchumba make it Kenyan double at Great North Run

There was a Kenyan double at a soggy Great North Run with contrasting victories for Mary Ngugi-Cooper and Abel Kipchumba. Ngugi-Cooper was part of a six-strong lead group that stayed together virtually to the ...

08 Sept 2024 at 13:23

Sport

Tributes planned at weekend sporting events as football halts to remember Queen

Tributes will be paid to the Queen at the sporting events going ahead on Saturday after football fixtures were postponed as a mark of respect. Elizabeth II’s death at the age of 96 was announced by ...

10 Sept 2022 at 11:53

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