Silver medallist Cheptegei, just 20, clocked a lifetime best 26:49.94, chasing Farah all the way to the line, and Tanui 26:50.60. Yet, five years to the very night when he won the 25-lap title at his home Olympics on "Super Saturday" in the same London Stadium, Farah had still not lost that invincible aura, clocking a searing 55.63 seconds for the last lap in spite of his stumbles. It's special," Farah said, after hugging his children on the track. Twice as he led straight after the bell while still closely pursued by four hunters, Farah was clipped. It was the fastest he had run in any of his five global 10,000m victories by more than 11 seconds.

Source: The Star August 04, 2017 21:08 UTC