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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Mo Farah’s future in doubt after being ruled out of London Marathon by injury

Mo Farah at the start of the men's elite race during the Vitality London 10,000m road race in May 2022
Mo Farah will miss the London Marathon on Sunday, citing ‘pain and tightness in my right hip’. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Mo Farah has pulled out of the London Marathon, leaving the race on Sunday devoid of its biggest star and raising further questions about whether the four-time Olympic champion’s competitive career is over.

Farah broke the news on Wednesday evening after revealing he had recently experienced tightness in his right hip and was not fit to compete. Farah is the sixth major withdrawal from the race, leaving organisers understandably reeling.

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