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Mo Farah retains Olympic 10,000m title
- Updated: August 14, 2016
Mo Farah retained his Olympic 10,000m title after a storming run which saw him get gold despite a mid-race fall.
Clocking 27:05.17 on the second evening of athletics action in Rio, the Briton beat Kenya’s Paul Tanui and Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola to ensure that his aims for another distance double remain on track.
Gaining his eighth global gold after his five world titles and London 2012 Olympic double, Farah always seemed in control, except during the split second he was on the ground.
The Briton was clipped at around 4000m, seemingly by fellow Alberto Salazar-coached Galen Rupp, but after his fall he was quickly back on his feet, gave a thumbs up and was back in the race.
Tola led through halfway in 13:53.11 and with the pace picking up, the second 3000m was timed at 8:06 compared to a first 3km of 8:30. It was the fastest ever last 5000m in …
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