Sir Mo Farah comes second in school sports day

Sir Mo Farah had to settle for a second-place finish when he was hilariously beaten by a mystery runner at his son’s school sports day.

The man – believed to be a teacher – secured the ultimate bragging rights after the four-time Olympic champion agreed to line-up for the parents’ 60 meter sprint.

A clip of the race shows Sir Mo trailing the winner by a number of strides, crossing the line just ahead of a catering boss, the Evening Standard reported.

It has been viewed more than 80,000 after being posted to Sir Mo’s Instagram page.

The Olympic legend reportedly held back ‘so he doesn’t make us look bad’, a source told the paper.

Sir Mo and wife Tania were at the school fields in southwest London cheering on three-year-old son Hussein.

Fortunately for the Olympian they managed to salvage some family pride by winning their respective races.

Last year, Sir Mo joked about finishing third in the same race another year when he quipped: ‘Not just third, but the geezer [who won] was wearing jeans and still kicked my butt.’

Instagram users were quick to point out that the win won’t lose its gloss for some time yet.

One commented: ‘Love it !!!!! That dad will dine out on that story now for years !!! That time I beat Mo Farah in a sprint finish.’