Mo Farah wins 10,000m Olympic gold, becomes first British to win three Olympic gold medals

Mo Farah has won the men’s 10,000m in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first ever British track-and-field athlete to win three Olympic gold medalstandard.

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The 33-year-old successfully defended his London 2012 title in what was a tightly-contested race that saw him pushed hard by Kenya‘s Paul Kipngetich Tanui and Ethiopian duo Tamirat Tula and Yigrem Demelash.

There was a moment of concern as the 11-minute mark approached when Farah took a tumble, but he was quickly back on his feet and straight back into the mix.

With the Ethiopian pairing hot on his tail, a composed Farah surged in front on the final straight to wrap up the historic victory in a time of 27:05.17, an improvement of more than 25s from four years ago.

Tanui was forced to settle for silver with a time of 27:05.64, while Tola edged out his compatriot Demelash by one-hundredth of a second for bronze.