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Mo woe as injury rules him out of Marathon

By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI

SIR MO FARAH has been forced to pull out of this weekend’s TCS London Marathon in the latest blow to the race’s organisers. The four-time Olympic champion has disclosed he injured his hip earlier this month and has failed to respond sufficiently to treatment. Sources close to Farah had indicated he could retire from elite running after this weekend if his performance fell short, though he has now suggested he could return when the race resumes its regular slot next April. Farah said: ‘I’d got myself back into good shape and was feeling optimistic about being able to put in a good performance. ‘However, over the past ten days, I’ve been feeling pain and tightness in my right hip. I’ve had extensive physio and treatment and done everything I can to be on the start line but it hasn’t improved enough to compete on Sunday. ‘I wish everyone taking part a good run and I hope to be back out there with you in April.’ Farah’s news follows on from the withdrawal of women’s world record holder, Brigid Kosgei, with a hamstring problem, which followed, in turn, the loss of Eilish McColgan because of blood sugar issues. There were also two significant departures from the men’s elite field in Vincent Kipchumba and Mosinet Geremew.

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