Great Britain's Mo Farah wins 5,000m & 10,000m 'double double' at Rio Olympics 2016

Please subscribe to my channel and leave a 'like' or a comment if you enjoyed this video. Great Britain's MO Farah became the first since the Finn Lasse Viren (1972, 1976) to win the distance "double-double" of the 5000m and 10000m on the track in Rio and did so in thrilling fashion. The 33-year-old adopted his usual tactic of moving towards the back of the field in the early stages before working his way up towards the front. The whole of Great Britain just willed Mo Farah to stay out of trouble. He shared the lead with Ethiopia's Hagos Gebrhiwet heading into the final lap and the speed picked up down the back straight. Farah led at the 200-metre mark but around the bend Paul Chelimo of United States launched a desperate sprint, which put the Briton's lead under threat. Sensing Chelimo's challenge, however, Farah lifted to win in 13:03.30, with the American across the line second before he was initially disqualified for stepping over the rail on the inside of the track. He was later reinistated with a PB of 13:03.30, with Gebrhiwet claiming the bronze in 13:04.35. "It's every athlete's dream but I can't believe it," said Farah after posing for selfies with spectators in the crowd and catching up with his wife Tania. The significance of what Farah has achieved is reflected not just by the fact only one other athlete has managed to win both events at consecutive Olympics, but the quality of those who fell short. The likes of the great Emil Zatopek, for example, collected three golds and a silver on the four occasions he contested Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m finals, although he also did win the marathon (Helsinki, 1952), which will no doubt be a goal of Farah's at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The great Haile Gebrselassie didn't manage what Mo has and neither did the prolific kenenisa bekele. Mo will go down in history as one of the greatest, if not the greatest distance runners of all time. After the race he spoke to various media representatives, including the BBC's Phil Jones.... 'I cannot believe it. After the 10,000m my legs were a bit tired, but I was resting up and eating lots ahead of this race, and I cannot believe that I have done it. It still hasn't sunk in. 'This is the most satisfying. It wasn't a fluke in London because I've done it again here. I want to go home now and take the medals home to my kids: I cannot wait for that. 'I was a bit surprised on the first lap because I thought that it was going to be a slow race, but I was wrong. The Ethiopians wanted to take the sting out of me and so I had to be patient. But when I hit the front I wasn't going to let anyone get past me. 'To be honest though, I still cannot believe it. I always wished that I could just win one gold medal. It's been a long journey but if you dream and have the ambition and want to work hard, then you can achieve. 'I always learn something from every race. It's hard, and I don't always get to see my kids and I will never catch up on that time I've missed, but this is for them.'