Mo Farah will return to London for first race since allegations against coach Alberto Salazar when he runs in 3,000m next month

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Double Olympic champion will compete at Sainsbury's Anniversary Games
Race will be on the site of his two Gold medals, the Olympic Stadium
Coach Alberto Salazar and training partner Galen Rupp have both been the subject of doping allegations
Farah says the race is 'just what I need' ahead of World Championships

Published: 12:36 EST, 7 July 2015 | Updated: 19:50 EST, 7 July 2015

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Mo Farah has confirmed he will return to the former Olympic Stadium in London to take part in the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games next month.

It will be Farah's first competitive appearance in Britain since the BBC broadcast doping allegations against his coach Alberto Salazar and team-mate Galen Rupp.

Salazar and Rupp both strenuously deny the allegations made against them and there is no suggestion that Farah has done anything wrong.

Mo Farah will return to competitive action for the first time since the allegations against coach Alberto Salazar

Farah, seen posing with Usain Bolt, will compete in the stadium where he became a double Olympic champion

Farah, who withdrew from a scheduled appearance at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham last month shortly after the allegations were broadcast, will compete in the 3,000 metres in London.

The race will form part of his preparations for the World Championships in Beijing next month, in which he is aiming to defend his 5,000m and 10,000m titles.

Farah said: 'The race will be exciting on the Friday night at the Olympic Stadium. My training is going well and it is just what I need to prepare more for the IAAF World Championships.

'This year's World Championships are hugely important to me and the 3,000m at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games will be the best possible preparation.

Farah withdrew from a meeting in Birmingham last month after allegations were made against his coach

Farah wins the 10,000m gold ahead of his training partner Galen Rupp, who is also involved in the allegations

Salazar (centre) poses with his runners Rupp (left) and Farah at the London 2012 Olympics

The coach, who is facing allegations from 17 witnesses, supervises the training of Rupp and Farah

'I can't wait to run in front of a home crowd again and thank the British public for all their support. I hope that the fans will come out and cheer me on at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, 24 July.

'Knowing how it felt to run in that stadium in 2012 and 2013 means I can't wait to round off my World Championships build-up with a successful run in front of the best spectators in the world.

'The Olympic Stadium feels like home to me. "Super Saturday" at the London 2012 Olympic Games when Jess Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and I all won gold medals for our country was the finest hour for athletics in Britain.'

Farah says the stadium in which he, Greg Rutherford (right) and Jessica Ennis-Hill won golds, 'feels like home'

Farah, who will return to the track in Lausanne on Thursday, said in a recent interview the allegations were 'killing me (and) killing my family.'

He has vowed to co-operate with imminent inquiries by the US and UK anti-doping agencies, and indicated he will end his relationship with Salazar if any of the allegations are subsequently proven.