Cragg finishes sixth in 5000m heat

Alastair Cragg has finished sixth in his 5000m heat at the Beijing Olympics.

After leading the field for the first four laps he dropped back to finish in a time of 13 minutes 38.57secs.

In a slow race, he is unlikely to qualify for the final, with two more heats to come.

American Matthew Tegenkamp won the race with a time of 13:37.36 ahead of Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, Tariku Bekele of Ethiopia and Eritraea's Kidane Tadesse. The top four finishers qualify automatically.