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| Thousands set for Great North Run weekend | Thousands set for Great North Run weekend |
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| Thousands of people are flocking to Newcastle and Gateshead quaysides for the first part of the Great North Run weekend. | |
| About 6,000 youngsters have been taking part in the Mini and Junior Great North Run, with a Great North 5k (3.1 miles) also staged. | |
| Elite athletes will be in attendance for the Great North City Games, including long jump world champion Greg Rutherford. | Elite athletes will be in attendance for the Great North City Games, including long jump world champion Greg Rutherford. |
| A crowd of 25,000 is expected. | A crowd of 25,000 is expected. |
| Also taking part in the Great North City Games will be 200m world champion Dafne Schippers, who will race along a 100m track constructed on the banks of the Tyne. | Also taking part in the Great North City Games will be 200m world champion Dafne Schippers, who will race along a 100m track constructed on the banks of the Tyne. |
| Allyson Felix, who secured 400m gold in last month's world championships in Beijing, will compete in a 150m event. | Allyson Felix, who secured 400m gold in last month's world championships in Beijing, will compete in a 150m event. |
| Rutherford and 5,000m and 10,000m world champion Mo Farah took part in a penalty shoot-out at a launch event at Newcastle United's St James's Park stadium on Friday. | Rutherford and 5,000m and 10,000m world champion Mo Farah took part in a penalty shoot-out at a launch event at Newcastle United's St James's Park stadium on Friday. |
| The Great North Run half marathon will be staged on Sunday with more than 50,000 people taking on the 13.1 mile course from Newcastle to South Shields. | The Great North Run half marathon will be staged on Sunday with more than 50,000 people taking on the 13.1 mile course from Newcastle to South Shields. |
| It will be the 35th staging of the event, which began as a fun run in 1981. | It will be the 35th staging of the event, which began as a fun run in 1981. |
| Farah is aiming for his second consecutive victory in the men's elite race, which gets under way at 10:40 BST. | Farah is aiming for his second consecutive victory in the men's elite race, which gets under way at 10:40 BST. |