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.
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A personal best for Gelant would’ve earned him a bronze medal, but it was not to be for the 29-year-old, who is based in Potchefstroom these days, as he ended in 11th position in 13:17.47.
Ahmed was in contention for bronze in the final 400 metres, battling with American Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo for third place before running out of steam down the stretch.
MO FARAH survived another trip to secure his spot in the 5,000 metres final – and keep his double-double dream alive.
“After the 10,000 my legs were a bit exhausted and I don’t know how I recovered, I just had to stay in my room and people had to bring me food in my room and I just had to rest up”, he told BBC Sport.
Butchart took more than four seconds off his PB with a Scottish record 13:08.61, a time which moves him from 10th to third on the United Kingdom all-time list and initially saw him secure seventh place. “I just want to go home now and see my handsome kids and hang my medals around their necks”. “If you have dreams, they can come true and I always wanted to achieve these for my kids because for so much of the year you don’t see them”. I just want to see my four kids and hang these medals around their necks.
The significance of what Farah has achieved is reflected not just by the fact only one other athlete has managed to win both events at consecutive Olympics, but the quality of those who fell short. “I wasn’t going to let the inside lane go”.
“All my training for four years, I thought in one moment it’s gone”, he reflected.
“I have that drive, it is just me”.
August 21, 2016 by hellomagazine.com Mo Farah has become the second man in history to win gold in both 5000m and 10000m races, and looked visibly emotional as he crossed the finishing line and greeted his family. “I’ve got a target on my back”, said Farah, who was born in war-torm Somalia before moving to neighbouring Djibouti and then Britain at the age of eight.
Farah fell and his hurt his shoulder during the 10,000m final on Saturday evening local time, before getting back to his feet to defend his Olympic title.
Butchart paid tribute to champion Farah, adding: “They’ve got to try something [to get rid of Mo Farah]”.
“And once I got going I went to the front and was like, “These guys, I know they are going to be thinking about me, I’m going to control this” – and I controlled it”.
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While Usain Bolt said goodbye to the Olympics with a ninth gold medal on Friday night, completing his “triple triple”, this, sealing the “double double”, is set to be Farah’s last track race at a Games.
