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Golden hurrah for Farah
Mo Farah launched the World Athletics Championships in scintillating fashion on Friday with another consummate 10,000 metres triumph that further embellished his claim to being the greatest distance racer in the sport\'s history. He registered the second fastest time in the history of the IAAF World Championships on his way to winning gold in the men\'s 10,000 metre event here.
London: Mo Farah launched the World Athletics Championships in scintillating fashion on Friday with another consummate 10,000 metres triumph that further embellished his claim to being the greatest distance racer in the sport's history.
He registered the second fastest time in the history of the IAAF World Championships on his way to winning gold in the men's 10,000 metre event here.
With 55,000 of his home fans roaring their support at the London Stadium, the 34-year-old Briton sprinted away with his 10th consecutive gold medal in a global track final, a dazzling sequence that ranks among the greatest feats in sport.
Farah survived being clipped twice from behind in the final lap, nearly tripping over and being forced to take a step off the track, and he ended with cuts and bruises to his "bad legs" that needed treatment.
Yet still he was able to unleash one more trademark burst down the home straight to speed away from Uganda's 2014 world U-20 champion Joshua Cheptegei who finished second with a time of 26:49.94 minutes. Kenya's Olympic silver medallist Paul Kipngetich Tanui took the bronze with 26:50.60.
It was the first time ever that seven athletes have run under 27 minutes in an IAAF World Championships. It was also a third consecutive world bronze medal for Tanui. The Briton clocked 26 minutes 49.51 seconds, the world's fastest time in 2017, in whatwas the hardest-win of all his magnificent triumphs.
