Farah Headlines British Team for Edinburgh

Published by British Athletics on December 17, 2015

Double Olympic, world and European champion Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) will headline the British team for the Great Edinburgh XCountry on Saturday 9 January.

Taking place in the picturesque surroundings of Holyrood Park, Farah will make his first cross country appearance since winning the event in 2011 in what will be his 41st GB international vest.

Farah, who will be looking to defend his two Olympic titles in Rio in 2016 said: “It will be an important year for me in 2016 and I'm looking forward to returning to the Great Edinburgh Cross Country to kick off my season.

“For many years cross country was a key building block for the year ahead and I'm pleased to add it to my schedule for the first time since I ran in Edinburgh back in 2011.”