Mo Farah to run in Euros for Great Britain

Friday 26 April 2013 12:08 BST

Mo Farah: Distance runner dismissed criticism of his decision to run on Sunday (Getty Images)

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Double Olympic champion Mo Farah will lead Britain's challenge for victory at the European Athletics Team Championships in Gateshead on 22-23 June.

The UK Athletics head coach, Peter Eriksson, said: "I am delighted that Mo Farah has made himself available for Gateshead.

"To have a double Olympic champion lining up will be great for the team and the home crowd, and I expect Great Britain to be in the mix for the title."

Farah, 30, won the 5,000m at the inaugural Team Championships in Portugal in 2009 and defended his title a year later in Norway.

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