Mo Farah doubles up to cement his place in Olympic history
MO FARAH joined the pantheon of great track athletes by capturing gold in the 5,000m title.
Farah created a massive crescendo of noise in the Olympic Stadium last Saturday when he stormed to victory in the 10,000m final.
But more importantly, he wrote himself into the history books by becoming the first British male athlete to win the 5,000 and 10,000m titles and simultaneously has become only the seventh athlete in the history of the Olympics to win both titles at the same meet.
Many thought that his exertions in the 5,000m would affect his chances but it was the perfect race for Farah.
The British fans were in full force waving their flags, and there appeared to be something in the air and Farah latched on to it.
It is unbelievable. I just want to thank everybody who has supported me, my coaches, the fans
He moved seamlessly through the gears between laps, happily enough to guide his rivals to the front, and with one lap to go made a break for it.
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The others couldn't keep up, and on the final bend Farah had conserved enough energy to win in a time of 13:41.66.
Ethiopia's Dejen Gebremeskel collected silver in a time of 13:41.98 with Kenya's Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (13:42.36) in third.
BBC athletics commentator Brendan Foster hailed it as the 'best moment in athletics.'
"I will never get tired of calling Mo Farah a double olympic champion."
Farah couldn't contain his joy when speaking to the BBC Sport after his phenomenal performance.
He said: "It is unbelievable. I just want to thank everybody who has supported me, my coaches, the fans.
"It has been a long journey. It is amazing. It all boils down to hard work.
"I'm really glad it went well."