By Ian ChadbandLONDON (Reuters) - Battered and bruised he may have been but Mo Farah took it all in his long, loping stride as he negotiated the minefield of the 5,000 meters heats in the rain at the World Championships on Wednesday to set up one final assault on track gold. In Saturday's final, he will be seeking an incredible fifth consecutive 5,000m/10,000m double at a global championships. "The rounds are the hardest part," Farah said after finishing behind 20-year-old Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha (13:30.07) in the first heats, easing into one of the five automatic qualifying positions. "It isn't easy to win the double, we saw that with Usain Bolt. REUTERS/Phil Noble (Reuters)After a fairly pedestrian heat, it looked as if Farah would only slip up if he got tripped or became over-confident.

Source: Ethiopian News August 09, 2017 20:26 UTC