Haile Gebrselassie has upped the ante in his extraordinary public row with Mo Farah by telling the Guardian that the British star “punched and kicked” a husband and wife during what he said was an unprovoked attack while Farah stayed at his hotel in Ethiopia. Mo Farah v Haile Gebrselassie: row, recriminations and what next? But I talked to the police and said: ‘This is Mo Farah, he is a big athlete, he is an international name. Lough said that when the scuffle ensued, Farah accidentally struck the wife of the Ethiopian athlete on the arm. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mo Farah poses for the media during a photo call for the London Marathon on Wednesday.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2019 10:17 UTC