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Mo Farah insists 'it's no big deal' after race collapse in New York

World track champion recovers from fall in half-marathon to finish second

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Kenya's Stephen Sambu (left), Mo Farah of Great Britain and Geoffrey Mutai after finishing third, second and first at the New York City Half Marathon. Photo: AFP
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Double Olympic and world track champion Mo Farah collapsed after crossing the finish line in the New York half-marathon on Sunday, having recovered from a fall earlier in the race to finish second to Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai.

Farah fell to the ground shortly after completing the race and was taken away from the finishing area in a wheelchair, but later allayed fears for his health.

"I feel good," he told a news conference.

[The] last four miles, I was just pretty much seeing stars ... everything was kind of blurred to me
Mo Farah

"I don't remember passing out, but I think it was just I tried so hard in the race, obviously, taking a fall and then going through. I'm all right. It's fine. It's no big deal."

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The Briton, who won the same half-marathon in 2011, endured a tough run after taking a painful fall after eight kilometres.

He recovered to finish in 61 minutes, 50 seconds - 18 seconds behind Mutai.

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Farah, who won the 5,000m and 10,000m golds at the 2012 Olympics and 2013 world championships, is preparing to run his first full marathon in London in April.

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