Mo Farah Retains European 5,000m Title

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Mo Farah retained his 5,000 meter title at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki on Wednesday.

Mo Farah retained his 5,000 meter title at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki on Wednesday.

Farah, 29, took the competition's first gold medal by winning in a time of 13 minutes, 29.91 seconds, just two seconds ahead of Germany's Arne Gabius and Turkey's Polat Kemboi Arikan, who was a further second behind.

Farah beat Jesus Espana to win the 2010 title.

The Somalia-born distance runner is the favorite to win gold at the London Olympics in both the 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter events.

 

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