Zurich: Mo Farah won the final track race of his career by the skin of his teeth on Thursday, clinching a dramatic 5,000 meters win after three chasing rivals collided with each other in the last couple of meters. World champion Muktar Edris, who beat Farah at the World Championships in London two weeks ago, was among the trio left sprawled on the track in the Briton's wake as Farah dived over the line. With quadruple Olympic and six-time world champion Farah leading going into the final straight, Ethiopian Edris came powering through and appeared set to snatch victory on the line. Justin Gatlin, who upstaged Usain Bolt in the Jamaican's final 100 metres in London, was fourth in his race, won by Britain's Chijindu Ujah in 9.97 seconds. Timothy Cheruiyot, silver medallist in London, won the men's 1,500 metres while world champion and fellow Kenyan Elijah Manangoi was third.

Source: Ethiopian News August 25, 2017 03:00 UTC