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    Sir Mo Farah has announced he's back on the track and will aim to compete in the 10,000 metres at next year's Olympic Games.

    The Brit has won double gold at each of the last two Olympics, taking the 5,000m and 10,000m crowns in London and Rio, but switched his focus to the marathon in 2017.

    Farah won the Chicago Marathon in 2018 but has decided to return to his old stomping ground.



    The New Zealand Breakers ended their 5-game losing streak last night, beating the Illawarra Hawks 91-78 in their ANBL game in Auckland.

    Next up the Breakers meet the Taipans on Friday at 9.30 our time.



    The International team has been forced into a change a week and a half out from the start of golf's President's Cup.

    Australian Jason Day has withdrawn with a back injury.

    Team captain Ernie Els has called in South Korean An Byeong-hun as a replacement.



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     Other Athletics News
     21 Oct: High jumper Hamish Kerr has been named as one of five finalists for World Athletics' field athlete of the year
     11 Oct: Two-time world 400m hurdles champion Femke Bol steps up to 800m in 'next challenge'
     11 Oct: World champion and X Games gold medal-winning freeskier Luca Harrington has been named Snow Sports New Zealand's athlete of the year for 2025
     06 Oct: New Zealand's finished with seven medals - three gold, two silver and two bronze - at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi
     04 Oct: Danielle Aitchison has claimed women's T36 200 metres gold at the World Para Athletics Champs for a third straight year
     03 Oct: Eight athletes have been conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 20-26 Winter Olympics in Italy
     01 Oct: Danielle Aitchison has won the 100 metres T36 final at the para athletics world championships in New Delhi
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