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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle

‘This is it. My last marathon’: Farah asks activists not to disrupt London farewell

Mo Farah at a press conference before the London Marathon.
Mo Farah was speaking at a press conference before Sunday’s London Marathon. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

Mo Farah has issued a personal plea to activists not to disrupt his last major race after confirming he will wind his career down after Sunday’s London Marathon.

Security has been ramped up along the 26.2-mile course after protests at the Grand National and World Snooker Championship, but the 40-year-old wants environmental groups such as Just Stop Oil to remember the money the event generates for good causes before deciding on yet more direct action.

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