Sir Mo Farah admits he lost to a dad wearing jeans at a school running race as he ‘can’t sprint’ 

Olympic champion Mo Farah has revealed that he came second in a 100 meters sprint to a man wearing jeans. 

The four-time gold medalist, who is Britain’s greatest-ever long-distance athlete, was beaten by a fellow parent at a school race even though the former world champion was wearing his spiked running shoes.

The 39-year-old’s wife Tania admitted he ‘can’t sprint’ and struggled with the 100-metre format of the parents’ race.

Tania told the Performance People podcast: ‘Mo took part in the parents’ race at sports day and came second, and the guy that won it was wearing jeans.

The four-time gold medalist, who is Britain’s greatest-ever long-distance athlete, was beaten by a fellow parent at a school race

The 39-year-old’s wife Tania admitted he ‘can’t sprint’ and struggled with the 100-metre format of the parents’ race

‘The dad that won dined out on it for an entire school year.

‘He’s not a sprinter, that’s what it is, the parents’ race is always 100 metres.

‘People just assume Mo can run fast, but his running fast is sustained running over many laps.’

Sir Mo added: ‘I was like ‘oh no,’ and I had my spikes on, I thought ‘I’m ready for this.’

‘He was tagging me as well saying ‘have some of that.’

‘I can’t sprint.’

He and his wife have four children and a home in South West London.

Mo Farah achieved a double-double when he won the 5,000m and 10,000m races in Rio de Janeiro 2016- he also achieved the same in London 2012. 

He has also won gold medals at the World Championships in the 5,000m in 2011, 2013 and 2015 and gold in the 10,000m, in 2013, 2015 and 2017.