MO FARAH has revealed he is desperate to win two more golds – as Rio will be his last Olympics.
But the champ says triumph in Brazil won’t top the amazing scenes of his triumphs at London 2012.
He told The Sun: “I think it has to be my last, I guess.
“I’m just grateful to have had the long career that I’ve had.”
He plans to go out with a bang – winning medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m, which would make him one of Britain’s greatest ever athletes.
It’s a huge opportunity – but Farah is aware that he may not get the same buzz as he did when he stood on the podium in London in 2012.
He said: “It’s never going to be the same.
“Different location, different occasion, different people but hopefully it’ll be a story – an Olympic Games is every athlete’s dream and it’s going to be good, but it’s not going to be the same as in London.
“To have had that crowd in your home town, it can’t get any better than that.”
Brit Farah also revealed he was “shocked” by the Brexit result.
Somalian-born Farah, who is hoping to defend his titles for Team GB did not vote as he was training in a high altitude camp in France at the time.
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But he said he heard the news from a British team mate and added: “I was at the track and one of the British girls there said, ‘Have you seen the news?’, and I couldn’t believe it.
“Leading up to it, I saw most people in London were voting to be in so I thought that was it. And this girl said, ‘No, it’s completely out’. I said, ‘What do you mean?’. I was shocked.
“We’ve been alright so far in the EU. If I’d have voted, I would have voted to be in the EU, but hopefully it will be better – whatever is best for the country, I guess.
“We’ve just got to do the right thing now and make it work.”
Mo said he was then amazed by the news that followed, as both Prime Minister David Cameron and Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson resigned.
He said: “I’m not a politician guy, but I did like David Cameron, to be honest with you. I also like Boris.
“Both of them were very supportive of me and I remember going into Number 10 after the Olympics and meeting David Cameron. It was pretty awesome.”
Mo, whose father is British, moved to London when he was eight years old and his amazing success is charted in a BBC documentary screened tomorrow night.
His own son Hussein has dual nationality as he was born in the US, but patriotic Farah is insistent his son will always be British.
He laughed: “He has dual nationality, but he’s British. He will be British! I’m determined.”
Mo Farah: Race of His Life, airs tonight on BBC1 at 9pm
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