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Mo Farah believes the Olympics being postponed might prove a blessing in disguise for his gold medal hopes.<\/p>\nMo Farah believes the Olympics being postponed might prove a blessing in disguise for his gold medal hopes.<\/p>\n
The four-time Olympic champion will be 38 by the time the Tokyo event is due to take place next summer after being pushed back a year by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Farah is aiming to defend his 10,000-meters title and feels the extra time could help him readjust to the track after focusing on marathons for two years.<\/p>\n
He told Athletics Weekly: \u201cIt is probably, in my honest opinion, not a bad thing for me because it gives you a bit more time to train for it, to do more races, because I would have gone from the marathon and then the following year straight to the track.\u201d<\/p>\n
Farah admitted he could return to action at the Great North Run, which is due to take place on September 13, but will not go any longer than a half-marathon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not thinking about marathons, to be honest with you,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m just thinking, Tokyo.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll definitely see me doing a similar thing to what you\u2019ve seen before. Do a few races and get strong and get fit and then from there go on to the track and use the track leading up to the Tokyo Olympics, a combination of different races.\u201d<\/p>\n