Mo Farah nearly falls over in the qualifying 5000m at the Rio Olympics “I always seem to get tangled up somehow, but I managed to stay on my feet”.
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The four-time gold medallist became Britain’s most successful Olympic track and field athlete after a successful defence of his 5,000m and 10,000m titles at this summer’s Rio Games.
“Mentally I had to be on top of my game because the other guys were out to get me so I just had to be alert”.
“It’s hot, I’ve just got to recover – I haven’t recovered (from the 10,000m) as well as I’d wanted”, Farah said.
“In 2017 I’d like to be able to go onto the track in London but after that I’ll go onto the road for a couple of marathons”. “To be honest I can’t believe it”.
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“My legs were exhausted after the 10,000m and people had to bring me food in my room”. Paul Chelimo of the United States took silver and Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia got bronze.
Farah’s two chief rivals, Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris and Dejen Gebremeskel, qualified easily for Saturday night’s medal race from the faster second heat, the former coming home second and his compatriot third. I didn’t want to get boxed in.
Speaking shortly after the surprise flop, Daley said: “I guess I’m kind of in shock right now because I know that I could win that gold medal and am probably the only one who could challenge the Chinese for that gold”.
“It’s every athlete’s dream, but I can’t believe it”, Farah told reporters.
“This is the most satisfying win of the four, it is incredible”.
He is also wary of another trip, thanks to his long, loping stride, after having to drag himself off the track to win the 10,000m and only just keeping his balance following a clip in the heats of the 5,000m.
“To be honest though, I still can not believe it”.
Mo Farah won with a time of 13 minutes 3.30 seconds, beating Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo of the U.S. (13:03.90) by about half a second.
Farah is bidding to win the 5,000 metres gold, to add to his 10,000 metres victory from last weekend and his golds from the same events at London 2012.
“But I went to the front, I controlled it and I wasn’t going to let anyone past me, and at the end I used my speed”. “One of the things that keeps me going is winning medals for my country and making my nation proud”.
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The pair will be fresher for the final, without a 10,000m race in their legs, and are out to deny Farah his double-double.
