Majestic Mo Farah Defends Olympic 10,000m Title in Rio Despite Dramatic Mid Race Fall

Published by Wales Online on August 13, 2016

Mo Farah became the first British track and field athlete to win three Olympic gold medals by retaining his 10,000 metres title in Rio, writes Guy Aspin.

The 33-year-old continued his unprecedented spell of long-distance domination by landing his eighth straight global crown, but he did it the hard way after falling to the track following a trip from training partner Galen Rupp.

He recovered to respond to the challenge laid down by Kenya's Paul Tanui, bursting past him down the home straight and crossing the line in 27 minutes 5.17 seconds.

Victory saw him eclipse the Olympic achievements of the likes of athletics double champions Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Kelly Holmes.