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Farah eyes record; IN BRIEF.


ATHLETICS athletics
 or track and field also track-and-field games

Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c.
: Mo Farah will have David Moorcroft's 5000m record in his sights at the Aviva London Grand Prix Grand Prix  
n. pl. Grand Prix
Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course.
 in July.

Farah smashed the national 3000m indoor record before going on to win the European title at the same distance, before adding the 10km mark to his list of achievements with victory in the Bupa London 10,000 road race.

Now the 26-year-old is preparing to challenge Moorcroft's figure of 13:00.41 which was achieved in winning at the Bislett Games in Oslo in 1982..
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Publication:Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date:May 29, 2009
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