First, Mo Farah fell. Next, he got up. Then, he won another gold medal. Farah repeated as gold medalist in the men’s 10,000 meters, sprinting past Kenyan Paul Tanui in the final 100 meters to win his third gold medal in the first men’s track final of the 2016 Olympic Games. The Great Britain star won the 10,000 and 5,000 meters in London in 2012, and he’s halfway to duplicating the feat in Rio.
A fall can’t keep Mo Farah from winning his second consecutive gold in the 10,000 meters
The star distance runner from Great Britain took a spill, but still had his signature kick in the race’s final stages.
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Farah has been unbeatable in world championship distance races since winning the 5,000 at the 2011 world championships. He hasn’t lost a 10,000 or 5,000 at an Olympic Games or World Championship since that 2011 win, going 8-for-8 in those races.
Nothing can stop Farah, not even a fall. He was tripped inadvertently by his training partner Galen Rupp about 10 minutes into the race, but sprung up from the fall immediately. The race’s slow pace early made it easy for Farah to stay with the pack even after the fall. He even gave a thumbs up once he was back in the thick of the race moments after the tumble.
He took the lead with 1,000 meters to go, but Tanui passed him with 350 meters left. Farah remained calm and geared up for one final push -- one that sent him coasting past Tanui in the final straightaway.
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