Farah goes far

Mo Farah of Britain won his third consecutive world title in the 5,000 meters on Saturday and completed a long-distance double after his victory in the 10,000.

With blistering acceleration, Farah swept past Caleb Ndiku in the finishing straight to win in a slow 13 minutes, 50.38 seconds, 1.37 seconds over the Kenyan. Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia took bronze.

Farah hung back in last place for the first two kilometers before moving to the front to orchestrate yet another win at the worlds.