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Olympic: Mo Farah wins 5,000m for Olympic double

Reported by Straits Times on Saturday, 11 August 2012 (on August 11, 2012)
Straits Times
August 12, 2012 5:55 AM

LONDON (AP) - Mo Farah didn't want to leave anybody in doubt. Roared on again by a boisterous, capacity crowd at the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium, Farah surged ahead late and held on Saturday to complete a long-distance double by winning the 5,000m in 13 min 41.66 sec.


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