Briton ran 22 seconds outside qualifying time for TokyoFarah blames ‘niggle’ in left ankle for poor performanceIn elite sport there is often a fine line between defiance and delusion, and Mo Farah appeared to be skirting dangerously close to the latter in the aftermath of one of the worst runs of his career on Saturday night.
Speaking after running 22 seconds outside the qualifying time for the Olympics, and finishing eighth in a race that doubled as the
UK trials, the 38-year-old insisted he was still capable of defending his 10,000m title in Tokyo – if he recovered from what he said was a “little niggle” in his left ankle.