Farah, Kiplagat strike gold in Moscow •Bolt advances to 100m semis Mo Farah roared to 10,000 metres gold at the World Championships in Moscow, spurred on by the memory of having the title snatched from his grasp last time. The double Olympic champion produced his now customary devastating final lap to defeat the Ethiopian Ibrahim Jeilan, the man who pipped him to the crown two years ago in Daegu. The Briton took the lead with two laps to go, having recovered from an apparent stumble, and had the strength in the home straight to hold off Jeilan and take victory in 27 minutes 21.71 seconds. He told BBC One: “I had the experience from a couple of years ago and this time I saw him coming at the bell, so I knew he was always behind me. It was important I had something left and it was nice to win it and beat him this time after finishing second.” Kenya’s Edna Kiplagat made history in Moscow by becoming the first woman to win consecutive World Championship marathon titles. The 33-year-old, who triumphed in Daegu two years ago, did so again in sweltering conditions in the afternoon sun in the Russian capital. Having completed the lapped course along the embankment of the Moskva River, she took the acclaim from the smattering of fans in the Luznhiki Stadium to cross the line in two hours 25 minutes 44 seconds. Italy’s Valeria Staneo was second, 14 seconds further back, with Japan’s Kayoko Fukushi getting bronze. Jamaican Usain Bolt ran his first race at this year’s world championships in Moscow on Saturday, and easily qualified for Sunday’s semifinals. The two-time Olympic champion in the event is trying to regain the world title he surrendered two years ago in South Korea, when he false-started in the final and was disqualified. He still went on to defend his title in the 200m and the 4x100m relay. Bolt won his heat Saturday in 10.07 seconds, leading the entire way and cruising across the line. The race started with a false start, but it wasn’t Bolt this time. Instead, it was the runner to his right, Kemar Hyman of the Cayman Islands. Bolt also won the 100, 200 and 4×100 relay at the last two Olympics, though he hasn’t set an individual world record since the 2009 worlds in Berlin.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 07:30:20 +0000
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