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MO FARAH

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Jan 31, 2023
Mo Farah announces return to London Marathon
Farah missed the London race last year when he was forced to withdraw due to injury.
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Jul 13, 2022
Olympian Mo Farah wins U.K. plaudits after revealing true past
The 39-year-old distance runner, one of Britain's best-loved and most successful athletes, told a BBC documentary that he had been illegally trafficked as a child.
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Jul 6, 2022
Mo Farah to take part in London Marathon
The 39-year-old four-time Olympic gold medalist will participate in his first marathon since 2019.
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Oct 8, 2018
Suguru Osako breaks Japanese record at Chicago Marathon
Suguru Osako set a new Japanese record Sunday in the Chicago Marathon as he finished third behind Britain's Mo Farah and Mosinet Geremew Bayih of Ethiopia.
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WORLD
May 16, 2018
Well-armed Taliban battle into west Afghan city in new crisis for Kabul regime despite U.S. air support
Taliban fighters with heavy weapons and night-vision equipment fought their way close to the center of the western city of Farah on Tuesday, as Afghan forces with U.S. air support battled to force them back, officials and residents said.
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OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2015
Shearman details life behind sporting lens
Mark Shearman has achieved extraordinary success as a sports photographer, specializing in track and field. He has a remarkable portfolio — containing images of Olympic legends such as Edwin Moses and Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt and Sebastian Coe — that few can ever hope of compiling. But, he admits without hesitation, he's as hungry as ever to remain at the top of his game.
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Aug 11, 2015
Conte says coverup protected big stars at Seoul Games
Years before he made the decision to 'go down the slippery slope,' and provide performance-enhancing drugs to elite athletes, BALCO founder Victor Conte, a standout triple jumper in high school, made a name for himself as a self-made expert.
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OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Feb 21, 2015
Tokyo Dome a worthy option for basketball
One of the key selling points of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bid was its compact plan, which called for 85 percent of the venues to be within 8 km of the Olympic Village.
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May 31, 2014
Rupp claims 10K title at Prefontaine
American Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp ran the year's fastest 10,000 meters to break his national record at the opening session of the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Friday.
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JAPAN
May 10, 2013
UNESCO candidate Farah asks Japan to prod U.S. on resuming funding
Djibouti diplomat Rachad Farah, who is running to become next director general of UNESCO, has urged Japan to take the lead in encouraging the United States to resume funding to the agency, which was cut off to protest the granting of full membership to the Palestinians.

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