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Birmingham to be Farah’s British track farewell

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Athletics legend Mo Farah will run his final race as a track athlete in Britain at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on August 20, the organisers announced on Thursday.

The championships run from August 4 to August 13.

Farah will give it one last hurrah in Birmingham before he turns his focus to road racing, primarily marathons.

“I’m really looking forward to what will be my final track race in Britain at the Grand Prix Birmingham on August 20, and I’m sure it will be a day I remember for the rest of my life,” said Farah on the Athletics Weekly website.

“To get the opportunity to say goodbye to the track in front of a British crowd is something that means a lot to me and I hope I can take everything in,” added the long distance runner.

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