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Mo Farah will race the Port-Gentil 10km in Gabon two weeks before what is expected to be the Briton’s final London Marathon appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n The four-time Olympic champion, 40, announced in January that he expects 2023 to be his final year of racing before retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Farah is currently training in Ethiopia as he continues his preparations for the London Marathon on 23 April.<\/span><\/p>\n He is unsure if the marathon will be his last competitive event.<\/span><\/p>\n In a short video, the British marathon record holder said he has been “preparing well” in Ethiopia, adding he is “really excited” to test his fitness over 10km on 8 April in Gabon, 15 days before he takes to the streets of his home city.<\/span><\/p>\n A hip injury prevented Farah from taking part in last year’s London Marathon, with the 2023 race set to be his first full marathon since 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n The six-time world track champion won the Big Half – a half marathon race – in London in September but he has raced just seven times since October 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n Farah’s personal best over 10km on the road is 27 minutes 44 seconds, however that time was set in 2010 and <\/span>he was surprisingly beaten by club runner Ellis Cross<\/span><\/a> in his last outing over the distance at the Vitality London 10,000 last year.<\/span><\/p>\n The 2018 Chicago Marathon winner’s highest London Marathon finish was third in 2018. He will face a stacked field in the 2023 race, which <\/span>features four of the five fastest runners in history<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n