The beginning: Chris Thompson (left) shares the podium with Mo Farah at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona
MARK SHEARMAN
DID YOU KNOW?
MO FARAH has lost just once over 5000m (excluding championships heats) since his European Championship win in 2010. He finished second to Kenya’s Edwin Soi at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene in 2013. Since then he has won 12 straight races over the distance.