Mo Farah repeats as 10,000-meter world champion
Reigning Olympic and world champion Mo Farah fought off Kenyan tactics to defend his gold medal and win the men's 10,000-meter run in 27:01.13 on the first day of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing.
Farah is looking to become the first man in history to win the 5,000-meters and 10,000-meters in back-to-back world championships. Farah has not lost a race at the 10,000-meter distance since 2011.
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The Kenyan contingent of Paul Tanui, Geoffrey Kamworor and Bedan Muchiri attempted to crack Farah by not allowing him to take the lead until the final lap. The Great Britain athlete unleashed a 54 second last lap to cross the finish line with his arms extended in celebration. Kamworor ended up with silver in 27:01.76 as Tanui settled for bronze in 27:02.83.
Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp, who was the subject of doping allegations by BBCand ProPublica earlier in the summer, was left off the podium with a fifth place finish. Americans Hassan Mead (28:16.30) and Shadrack Kipchirchir (28:16.30) finished in 15th and 16th place respectively.
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Here are other results from the first day of the world championships in Beijing:
Men's 100-meter dash: Usain Bolt appears to be in form at the world championships as the reining Olympic and World champion won in his heat in 9.96 seconds. American Mike Rodgers took second for an auto-qualifier in 9.97. USA's Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and TrayvonBromell qualified for the semifinals with wins in their respective sections. Gatlin recorded the fastest time of the preliminary round with his 9.83 (+2.1 m/s wind) in the sixth section. Jamaica's Asafa Powell also advanced to the semifinal with his 9.95 victory in the first section. Usain Bolt is looking to become the third man to win three world championship titles behind Carl Lewis (1983, 1987 and 1991) and Maurice Greene (1997, 1999 and 2001).
Watch Usain Bolt's race below:
Watch Gatlin's 9.83 race below:
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Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase semifinal: Americans Evan Jager, Donn Cabral and Daniel Huling all advance to the final. First time in world championship history in which the final will feature three Americans. The last time two Americans ran in the world championship final was 1993.
Women's 1,500-meter run: 2011 world champion Jenny Simpson, American record holder Shannon Rowbury, Kerri Gallagher and Lauren Johnson all advanced to the semifinals for the United States. World record holder Genzebe Dibaba ran 4:02.59 for the fastest time in the first round of the world championship.
Men's 800-meter run: The United States' Erik Sowinski and Clayton Murphy, who replaced U.S. 800-meter champion Nick Symmonds, advanced to the semifinal of the 800. Olympic champion David Rudisha of Kenya and Olympic silver medalist Nijel Amos moved onto the next round with wins in their respective sections. 24-year-old American Casimir Loxsom, racing in his first world championship as a senior, was eliminated in the first section of the men's 800-meter run.
Men's 400-meter hurdles: American Bershawn Jackson, who has run the fastest time of the year with his 48.09 second season's best, failed to make it out of the first round of the men's 400-meter hurdles. Americans Kerron Clement, Johnny Dutch and Michael Tinsley moved on. Without Jackson, there is no clear favorite for the gold medal.
Women's Heptathlon: Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill leads the competition after four events with a 4,005 point total. Compatriot Katarina Johnson-Thompson sits in second with 3,925 points. 2013 silver medalist Brianne Theisen-Eaton is in fourth with 3,865 points and says gold is out of reach.
Women's shotput: Michelle Carter brought home the first U.S. medal of the world championships as she took bronze with a 19.76-meter throw. Germany's Christina Schwanitz won gold with her 20.37-meter heave. Silver went to China's Lijao Gong with a 20.03-mark.
Men's marathon: Eritrea won its first-ever world championship gold medal as 19-year-old Ghirmay Ghebreslassie won the men's marathon in 2:12:27. No Kenyan placed in the top 20.
