London Marathon 2022: Sir Mo Farah pulls out of Sunday’s race - what is the injury, how old is he?

Legendary long-distance runner Sir Mo Farah has pulled out of the London Marathon just days before the 26.2 mile run.

The four-time gold medalist had been performing well in preparations for the London marathon, as he recently won The Big Half in London earlier in September.

He said: “It’s really disappointing to have to withdraw after a good last few months and after my win at The Big Half but also because I love racing in front of my home crowd in London who always give all of us athletes such amazing support.”

Farah’s withdrawal is another high profile one, after two-time London marathon champion Brigid Kosgei also pulled out of the event, due to a ‘minor’ hamstring injury.

On her withdrawal, Kosgei said: "I have been struggling over the past month with an issue in the hamstring of my right leg. My training has been up and down and not the way I would like to prepare to be in top condition for the 2022 TCS London Marathon.

"We’ve decided it’s best I withdraw from this year’s race and get further treatment on my injuries in order to enter 2023 stronger than ever."

What is Sir Mo Farah’s injury?

In a statement, Sir Mo said "I’ve been training really hard over the past few months and I’d got myself back into good shape and was feeling pretty optimistic about being able to put in a good performance at the TCS London Marathon.”

"However, over the past 10 days I’ve been feeling pain and tightness in my right hip. I’ve had extensive physio and treatment and done everything I can to be on the start line but it hasn’t improved enough to compete on Sunday.”

He added: "I wish everyone taking part on Sunday a good run and I hope to be back out there with you in April 2023."

How old is Sir Mo Farah?

Sir Mo Farah is 39-years-old and will not turn 40 until 23 March 2023.