Farah lands 5,000m gold

Mo Farah today struck gold in the 5,000 metres at the World Championships in Daegu, seven days after being pipped to victory in the 10,000m.

As a slow race turned into a last-lap sprint, Farah held off American Bernard Lagat and Ethiopia’s Imane Merga to claim victory in 13 minutes 23.36 seconds.

The 28-year-old, who claimed double gold at the European Championships last year, came into the race as the favourite after leading the world rankings in 2011.

But it took all his new-found finishing speed to hold off almost the entire field, with only two of the 16 runners out of contention by the bell.