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Olympic champion Mo Farah to make track comeback in 10,000

Olympic champion Mo Farah is returning to the track and wants to defend his 10,000-meter title at next year’s Tokyo Games.

Announcing his plans on his YouTube channel on Friday, Farah said: "I’m really excited to be competing. I’m back on the track, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

Farah is a four-time Olympic gold medalist who won the 5,000-10,000 double at both the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. He switched his focus to the marathon and road races after a farewell 5,000 victory at the Diamond League finals in Zurich in August 2017.

"I hope I haven't lost my speed," said the 36-year-old British runner, won the Chicago Marathon in 2018.