Mo Farah clinches the 5000m gold; completes his second double at the World Championships

Modified Aug 29, 2015 17:41 IST

Mo Farah won his second double at the World Championships

Mo Farah of Great Britain achieved the double on Saturday, after winning the 500m gold in the final t the IAAF World Championships in Beijing on Saturday. The 32-year-old athlete clinched the final with a timing of 13:50.38, ahead of Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku of Kenya who finished with a time of 13:51.75 followed by Hagos Gebhriwet of Ethiopia who finished with a time of 13:51.86.

This is the second time in his career that Farah has clinched both the 5000m as well as the 10000m gold at the World Championships. he had achieved the same feat at the 2013 Moscow Championships as well.

The victory also completes the triple for Farah, that include gold in the 500m and 10000m in the 2012 Olympics, gold in both the categories in the 2013 Moscow World Championships and now gold in the 5000m and 10000m in the Beijing Championships.

Mo turns on the afterburners in the home straight. Hugely impressive double gold. That's the triple double.
— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) August 29, 2015

Expand Tweet

About the author

Shankar is a featured columnist for cricket at Sportskeeda. He has completed his education in B.E. (IEM) and PG Diploma in Multimedia Journalism and has a rich experience of around 7 years at various notable organizations.

Shankar enjoys the contests that cricket has to offer in various formats. His favorite teams are India and New Zealand and supports Manchester United in football. His all-time favorite cricketers are Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and Adam Zampa, for their varied traits and skills.

Shankar covered the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup held in India, which Australia won by beating India in the final. He strives to be sensible in his reporting to deliver accurate, relevant, and ethical information.

Aside from watching cricket, he also enjoys reading and watching movies.

Know More

Edited by Staff Editor