LONDON (Reuters) - Mo Farah ended his indoor career with a new European record, winning the 5,000 metres at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday in a time of 13 minutes 10.60 seconds. Farah, Britain's four-times Olympic champion, plans to focus on road racing after the outdoor world championships in London in August when he will say his final farewell to the track. It was a fitting way for Britain's most successful long-distance runner to end his indoor career - and a marked improvement on his only other appearance this season, when he came seventh in a cross-country event in Edinburgh last month. Farah shaved over half a second off the European record - and more than 10 off the previous British best - after pacemaker Adam Clarke had taken the 11-man field through a fast opening to the race. Urging the crowd to raise the noise levels, Farah exuded his trademark calmness as he tucked in behind Rop for the final stages.

Source: The Star February 18, 2017 17:10 UTC