In the Port-Gentil 10km in Gabon, 15 days before the London Marathon, Mo Farah placed seventh overall in 30 minutes and 41 seconds.
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In the Port-Gentil 10km in Gabon, 15 days before the London Marathon, Mo Farah placed seventh overall in 30 minutes and 41 seconds. In preparation for the marathon on April 23, four-time Olympic champion Farah, 40, has been training in Ethiopia. He stated in January that he anticipated 2023 being his final racing season before retiring. Kenyan Vincent Kipkemoi won in Gabon in 28 minutes and 11 seconds.
Mo Farah gets ready for an “emotional goodbye” in London. Due to a hip injury, Farah was unable to participate in the 2022 London Marathon. This year’s race will mark his first full marathon since 2019. The British runner, who is anticipated to be competing in his final London Marathon, will face off against four of the five fastest marathoners in history, including Kenya’s Kenenisa Bekele.
The Port-Gentil 10km received the silver label (silver) by the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations), now World Athletics, following three editions of sporting, public, and media success. The POG 10KM already had the IAAF’s Road Race Bronze designation after its second iteration in 2018. He moves up a level in terms of fame internationally today and joins only two other 10KMs on the continent who have accomplished this.
The Port-Gentil 10km has set the highest organizational standards since its inception to rank among the most prestigious international races and provide all participants with the opportunity to take part in the most memorable occasions. With the second-world performance on 10 km of the year and the first on the continent, the POG 10 km had already achieved outstanding sporting feats during its first iteration. Since then, he has held the record for Africa’s quickest 10-kilometer run. This year’s third edition attracted close to 9,000 runners, demonstrating its expanding public success. The extensive local, national, and international media coverage served to highlight these accomplishments.
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Since 2017, Port-Gentil, Gabon, has hosted the annual 10 kilometers de Port-Gentil (also referred to as the 10-km POG), a 10-kilometer road race. It’s a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race. A challenging 3K race is also provided over the course of the race weekend for runners between the ages of 12 and 15.
President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who had traveled to Port-Gentil especially for the event, started the first race on June 24, 2017. The competition saw a total of 5,446 participants, and Kenyan runners Ruth Chepngetich and Alex Korio took first and second place, respectively, with times of 27:48 and 31:36. African 10K all-comers record set by Chepngetich’s performance.
With a finish time of 30:55 in 2019, Kenyan runner Sheila Chelangat broke Chepngetich’s 2017 record by 41 seconds and established a new African 10K all-comers record. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race’s 2020 edition was postponed. Finally, on June 25, 2022, it took place.
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