25 Aug 2017

Farah wins after Ethiopians collide

12:05 pm on 25 August 2017
Mo Farah will now turn his attention to marathons.

Mo Farah will now turn his attention to marathons. Photo: Photosport

Mo Farah has won the final track race of his career by the skin of his teeth.

Farah clinched a dramatic 5000m win after three chasing Ethiopians collided with each other as they approached the finish line in Zurich.

The quadruple Olympic champion led down the final straight but world champion Muktar Edris came powering through and appeared set to sneak victory on the line.

Mo Farah will now turn his attention to marathons.

Mo Farah will now turn his attention to marathons. Photo: Photosport

But Edris fell to the ground after being clipped from behind by his fellow Ethiopian Paul Chelimo, in turn tripping Yomif Kejelcha on the outside.

Chelimo stumbled over the line in second and Edris's momentum took him over in third.

Farah, beaten by Edris in the final of the 5000m at the world titles in London two weeks ago, will run marathons from next year.

"I wanted to win, and it is amazing that I have won, but it was hard work," he said.

"I will miss the track, the people, my fans.

"I have enjoyed running in stadiums for a lot of years, but now first of all I will enjoy being with my family."

Mo Farah has won the final track race of his career by the skin of his teeth clinching a dramatic 5,000 metres win after two chasing Ethiopians collided with each other as they approached the finish line.

Mo Farah has won the final track race of his career by the skin of his teeth clinching a dramatic 5,000 metres win after two chasing Ethiopians collided with each other as they approached the finish line.

Mo Farah

Mo Farah Photo: PHOTOSPORT

The quadruple Olympic champion led down the final straight but world champion Muktar Edris came powering through and appeared set to sneak the win.

However Edris fell after being clipped from behind by fellow Ethiopian Paul Chelimo, who in turned tripped Yomif Kejelcha on the outside.

Chelimo stumbled over the line in second and Edris's momentum took him over in third.

Briton Farah, beaten by Edris in the World Championship 5,000 metres final two weeks ago, will run marathons from next year.