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BEIJING:
Mo Farah embedded his name in the pantheon of middle distance running greats on Saturday when he defended his 10,000m title at the world championships in Beijing.
The Briton’s victory was his sixth consecutive global track distance title, an unprecedented feat that saw him better the likes of Ethiopian legends Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie.
Since losing to Ibrahim Jeilan in the 10,000m at the 2011 worlds in Daegu, Farah rebounded to win the 5,000m in South Korea, and followed up with 5,000m-10,000m doubles at both the London 2012 Olympics and the 2013 world championships in Moscow.
Having now defended his title here, he will have a chance to make it seven global titles in the 5,000m, scheduled for next Saturday.
Should he win that race, he would become the first man to complete a 5,000 and 10,000m double at consecutive world championships.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 23rd, 2015.
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