Sir Mo Farah wins his final track appearance in the UK but is unsure if he'll compete for GB again

The four-time Olympic champion took victory in the 3,000 metres at the Diamond League in Birmingham in seven minutes 38.64 seconds on Sunday.

He will retire from the track at the Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday to focus on marathon racing.

Farah handed his vest to Andrew Butchart at the end of the race and conceded it will take him two years to get to grips with the marathon so there are no guarantees he will return for GB.

The 34-year-old said: "To be honest, to have achieved what I have achieved has been incredible. If I come out of the marathon and I'm the best at the marathon, I might compete, it depends.

"But as an athlete, the next couple of years, it's going to take me at least two or three marathons to get it right, to learn from it, it's not easy. It could be my last time.

"This is it for me, that was my message for Andy - 'this is me done, take over from me and just inspire them, see what hard work is about and what it takes to be a champion'.

"He has got a great attitude and we need to inspire the next generation. I gave it to him because he's a great athlete, he gives 110 per cent and is learning over the years. He's a good guy."

What next for Mo Farah?

Weltklasse, Zurich, August 24

Farah will end his track career over 5,000m at the Diamond League final in Switzerland.

Simplyhealth Great North Run, Newcastle, September 10

Farah will bid for a fourth straight Great North Run title over the half-marathon.

Marathon...

Farah has quit the track to focus on cracking the marathon. He made his debut over the distance at the London Marathon in 2014, but it is yet to be announced when he will race again over 26.2 miles.

Farah took the lead with just over a lap left and beat Spain's Adel Mechaal with Davis Kiplangat third and Butchart finishing fourth.

He will race in the Diamond League in Zurich on Thursday and intends to appear at the Great North Run in September but does not yet know when his first marathon will be.

Farah said: "All I ever wanted to do as an athlete is run for Great Britain. I remember when I did the mini marathon as a kid, I got interviewed and asked what I wanted to do, I said I want to run for Great Britain.

"Now it's finally done, I won't be competing for Great Britain, in terms of major championships, I won't be taking part. It feels a bit sad.

"It has been an amazing week - I've managed to have a bit of downtime with the family and relax but emotions have been high coming into this event; not as much as London (for the World Championships) but it is my last time at home and I really enjoyed it.

"I was just thinking about the race and who was there. I had to technically get it right.

"I never dreamed that I would become a four-time Olympic champion and multiple world champion. I now have to see what I will do on the road. I don't think I'll have the same pressure so I'll go and enjoy it.

"Running was a hobby when I was younger but it has become a job and I love it. It can be hard when you get the pressure but the roads will be something completely different."

Butchart, 25, finished sixth in the 5,000m Olympic final last year - which Farah won - and came eighth in the final at the World Championships earlier this month.

He said: "He (Farah) just said 'It's up to you now, do your best, it's your time to shine.'

"I don't know (what he'll do with the vest) but it is such a great gesture for him to give it to me. I'll definitely look after it and cherish it.

"It's going to be hard to follow him. We'll do our best, we always do, but I'm going to miss him massively. He's a massive inspiration.

"Every year he comes out on top. Every year he is finishing high up in the major championships."

Mo Farah's major career medals

All gold unless stated

World Championships
London 2017 - 10,000m & 5,000m (silver)
Beijing 2015 - 10,000m & 5,000m
Moscow 2013 - 10,000m & 5,000m
Daegu 2011 - 5,000m, 10,000m (silver)

Olympic Games
Rio 2016 - 10,000m & 5,000m
London 2012 - 10,000m & 5,000m

European Championships (outdoor)
Zurich 2014 - 10,000m & 5,000m
Helsinki 2012 - 5,000m
Barcelona 2010 - 10,000m & 5,000m
Goteborg 2006: 5,000m (silver)

Mo Farah's golden moments

2011 World Championships, Daegu - 5,000m

Having been pipped at the line by the unknown Ethiopian Ibrahim Jeilan in the 10,000m days earlier, Farah upgraded his silver to gold over the shorter distance, holding off a late charge from American Bernard Lagat.

2012 Olympic Games, London - 10,000m

Farah completed 'Super Saturday' for Great Britain by winning the third of three home gold medals in the Olympic Stadium in one night, kicking away down the home straight to roars from the crowd.

2012 Olympic Games, London - 5,000m

Farah became just the seventh man in Olympic history to achieve the illustrious 5,000m and 10,000m double, resisting a late attack from Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel.

2013 World Championships, Moscow - 10,000m

He gained revenge on Jeilan by powering down the home straight to hold off the Ethiopian and claim the only global crown missing from his collection.

2013 World Championships, Moscow - 5,000m

Farah completed the double-double, two world titles to go with his twin Olympic crowns, kicking with 650m to go and holding off a host of challengers down the home straight.

2015 World Championships, Beijing - 10,000m

He put a summer of speculation and rumour behind him to again prove unbeatable on the track, bursting away from the twin Kenyan challenge of Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor and Paul Tanui down the home straight.

2015 World Championships, Beijing - 5,000m

Helped by the slow early pace, he racked up a seventh straight global title and completed the 'triple double', surging past spent Kenyan Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku to take the victory.

2016 Olympic Games, Rio - 10,000m

Farah recovered from a fall after being tripped by training partner Galen Rupp to become the first British track and field athlete to win three Olympic gold medals.

2016 Olympic Games, Rio - 5,000m

Farah avoided any such drama and pulled clear down the home straight, holding off the challenge of American Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo and Ethiopian Hagos Gebrhiwet to become only the second man after Lasse Viren to retain Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m titles.

2017 World Championships, London - 10,000m

This may go down as Farah's greatest success. Tested from the off, he looked to be in trouble at times but found it in him to do the hard yards and then kick for victory on the home straight.

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