Mo Farah airlifted to hospital: runner reveals heart drama

British athlete explains why he missed Commonwealth Games, but says he is back to his best

Mo Farah after finishing the London Marathon
(Image credit: Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

Mo Farah, one of the stars of the European Athletics Championships beginning today in Zurich, has revealed details of a dramatic breakdown earlier in the year, which saw him hospitalised for several days. The British double Olympic champion collapsed after a training run last month and had to be airlifted to hospital when medics thought he was having a heart attack.

Farah, who pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow citing illness, says in reality his condition was far worse than people were led to believe.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.