Mo Farah can challenge London Marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge ahead of Tokyo Olympics, insists coach Gary Lough
23rd April 2018, 10:30 pm == MO FARAH can be a major threat to the world’s best marathon man Eliud Kipchoge in the run-up to Tokyo 2020. Farah finished third in his first serious outing at the London Marathon, clocking 2hr 6min 21sec to break the British record which had stood for 33 years. REUTERS Mo Farah finished third in the Men's elite race at the London Marathon Olympic champ Kipchoge, from Kenya, won Sunday’s race in 2:04.17. And Farah’s coach Gary Lough believes the Brit, who won four Olympic gold medals at 5,000m and 10,000m, can be a threat at next year’s World Championships in Qatar and the Tokyo Olympics. Lough said: “Eliud is the best marathon runner ever but I think Mo can get to a similar level of number one or two in the world. “If you put him into a championship environment like next year in Doha or certainly 2020 in Tokyo, I definitely think Mo should be someone people have major concerns about.” EPA Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge won the Men's race over two mi...