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Farah to return at London 10,000m race in May

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Men's elite runner Britain's Mo Farah speaks during a press conference following a photocall for the London marathon at Tower Bridge in central London on April 24, 2019. (AFP)

Multiple world and Olympic champion Mo Farah will return to action at the Vitality London 10,000 on May 2 after recovering from a foot fracture, organisers said in a statement on Monday.

The 38-year-old Briton, who completed the 5,000m and 10,000m double at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, failed to make the qualifying time for the 10,000m at last year's Tokyo Games and has been out of action since June.

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