Mo Farah missing Olympics after failing to qualify in 10K

[ASFN Admin]

Mo Farah failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics on Friday and will not defend his 10,000-meter title. The four-time Olympic champion missed the qualifying time in an invitational 10,000 at the British athletics championships in Manchester. Farah needed to go under 27 minutes, 28 seconds to earn his place on the plane to Tokyo ahead of Sunday's deadline but he clocked 27 minutes, 47.04 seconds, and will not defend the 10,000 title he won in 2012 and 2016.

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