Disappointing but glad Oly has been cancelled: Mo Farah

London: Legendary runner Mo Farah has said that while it is disappointing to see the Tokyo Olympics postponed by a year, he also made it clear that delaying the Games was the best possible solution keeping in mind the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on the world. "The Olympics was about the last thing to get cancelled. In a way obviously it's disappointing it has been cancelled but I am glad it has been cancelled," Farah told Talksport radio on Friday.

"In a way we could have been in a far worse situation, there are no races leading up to it, athletes can't test themselves. I would probably need about six, seven, eight races beforehand to see what kind of shape I am in," Farah said.

"It is what it is and it gives us another year of preparation. At the moment, nobody is thinking about that. I am still running every day, just trying to get through this crisis time. It is not just sport, it is affecting everything we do. It is a difficult situation for everyone and particularly for the older people, the more vulnerable.” IANS

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