Farah suffered his first 10,000m defeat for 10 years in the British Olympic trial in Birmingham on Saturday night. He finished 22 seconds outside the qualifying mark and now has just three weeks before the deadline to run the time. “There is a lot of work that needs to be done, I am not myself,” said Britain’s most decorated athlete. His time of 27:50.54 was more than a minute outside his best as Marc Scott made good on his pledge to overthrow the long-distance king and become British champion. “It is Mo time or real time.”(Image: PA)Scott said he hoped becoming British champion marked a changing of the guard with Farah now 38 and his best long behind him.

Source: Daily Mirror June 07, 2021 08:26 UTC