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If Mo Farah raced Usain Bolt, what distance would be fairest?

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Mo Farah and Usain Bolt ... what distance should they race?
Mo Farah and Usain Bolt ... what distance should they race? Photograph: Adam Davy/PA
Athletics
Notes and queries

If Mo Farah raced Usain Bolt, what distance would be fairest?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts

If Mo Farah and Usain Bolt were to race against each other, what distance would the race need to be in order for it to be a fair contest?

Elizabeth Collingwood

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