LONDON, NETRALNEWS.COM – The dream of Somali-born British runner Sir Mo Farah to win a second gold medal at the 2017 Athletics World Championships has not come to fruit. After winning the gold at 10,000 meters race, Mo Farah was only able to win a silver medal in the 5,000 meters race. Competing at the London Stadium on Saturday (8/12/2017) evening local time, Mo Farah was beaten by Ethiopian runner Muktar Edris for the gold medal. Thus, for the first time in 2,176 days or since the 2013 World Championships, Mo Farah’s domination of the 5,000 meters race is broken. After the race, Mo Farah, who is 34 years old, admitted he has put in all his skills.
Source: Ethiopian News August 13, 2017 00:22 UTC