Farah wins his farewell track race in Britain

BIRMINGHAM: Mo Farah brought down the curtain on his peerless track career in Britain by winning his farewell race on home soil on an emotional afternoon at the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League meeting on Sunday. In his penultimate track race — his final run will be in Zurich on Thursday — before becoming a marathon man on the roads next season, the quadruple Olympics champion outclassed a 3,000 metres field with familiar elan. The crowd at the Alexander Stadium gave Britain’s greatest racer a rapturous reception before watching him sprint away one last time down the home straight as he won in 7 minutes 38.64 seconds.

“It means everything to me. The emotion was high and I had a lot of support from the home crowd. This is what we dream of — having a home crowd cheer you on — and I want to thank everyone who has supported me and followed my journey,” Farah said.

Elaine Thompson, who surprisingly missed out at the World Championships in London, hit her best form a fortnight too late as she raced to victory in a high-class 100 metres. She beat London silver medallist Marie-Josee Ta Lou by four-hundredths of a second. — Reuters