Mo Farah wins 10,000 metres at world track and field championships
Briton carries on where he left off at the London Olympics to triumph in the 10,000 metres at Moscow - but this time he has to dig deep
Briton Mo Farah was pushed all the way in an ultimately well executed victory in the men's 10,000 metres at the world championships yesterday to carry on where he left off at last year's London Olympics.
The Somali-born 30-year-old clocked 27 minutes and 21.72 seconds in his first outing since his victory in the British capital over the 25-lap race.
Ibrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia, who outsprinted Farah for the title in Daegu at the last world championships, won silver in 27:22.23, with early pace-setting Kenyan Paul Tanui taking bronze in 27:22.61.
"I had the experience of a couple of years ago. This time I saw Jeilan coming," said Farah. "I almost went down a few times but I covered every move and me and my training partner [Galen Rupp] worked together.
"I was digging in and digging in, looking across. I knew I had won only when I crossed the line."
Farah became one of the faces of the London Games after he claimed double gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres, a year after sealing a gold and silver in the Daegu worlds in the events respectively.