QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It was one of the toughest races of my life. They tried everything and I just had to stay strong. I can’t lose in my hometown,” Mo Farah.
RESULT OF THE DAY
Farah WL 26:49.51 after 55.7 last lap.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
Olympic winners Jeff Henderson and Jennifer Suhr out in qualification, the same for European champion Anzhelika Sidorova.
MEDALS (3 countries)
GBR 1-0-0, UGA 0-1-0, KEN 0-0-1
POINTS (5 countries)
KEN 14, GBR 8, UGA 7, ETH 6, CAN 1
AGENT RANKINGS (by individual gold medals)
Ricky Simms 1
BEIJING 2015 WINNERS
yes (1): Farah (10k)
RIO 2016 WINNERS
yes (1): Farah (10k)
no (1): Henderson
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