Farah bows out indoors with European record


Britain Athletics - Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix - Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham - 18/2/17 Great Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the Men's 5000m Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs Livepic

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 09.16 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.

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