Marvellous Mo: Winning never gets old for Great Britain’s Farah after completing Olympic Games distance double-double with 5,000m gold
The 33-year-old aims to keep winning after becoming first man in 40 years to retain two distance crowns having also defended the 10,000m crown in Rio de Janeiro
Great Britain’s Mo Farah warned he aims to keep winning after becoming the first man in 40 years to retain the two Olympic Games distance crowns.
“It never gets old,” beamed the 33-year-old after capturing his second successive 5,000 metres title on Saturday after winning the Rio de Janeiro final in 13 minutes 3.30sec to emulate Finland’s Lasse Viren, who did the double at the 1972 and 1976 Games.
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“Mentally I had to be on the top of my game. The guys were out there to get me. I had to be alert.
“It shows I didn’t just fluke it in London,” added Farah, Britain’s most successful Olympic track and field athlete of all time.
“To do it again is incredible. I can’t believe I did it, it means so much to me.”