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BEIJING — The 10,000 meters is why track fans who are track fans are, really, track fans and those who are not track fans, well, aren’t.

It’s 25 laps around the track. The best men in the world run it in about 27 minutes.

It starts slow and finishes fast. Really fast.

It’s a race of will, skill, tactics, tenacity and great theater.

On Saturday at the Bird’s Nest, the first night of the Beijing 2015 world championships, Britain’s Mo Farah affirmed his standing as the best in the world, winning the 10k in 27:01.13. Two Kenyans, Geoffrey Kamworor and Paul Tanui, took second and third. The American Galen Rupp finished fifth.

To the beat of 16 drummers banging on giant red drums along the homestretch, Farah — in his typical style — unleashed a ferocious kick over the last lap and particularly the final 100 to claim his fourth world championship gold. The winning time made for a Bird’s Nest record, by three-hundredths of a second.

The 10k went down after an evening that saw another jaw-dropping Bird's Nest opening ceremony — no drums this time, as at the start of the Beijing Olympics seven years ago, but plenty of dancing, singing and more — and, then, the first rounds of the men’s 100, dominated by Justin Gatlin in a (slightly) wind-aided 9.83 seconds.

In women’s shot put,

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Mo Farah take notes for kids

Farah knock the 2015 Diamond Corresponding person in Doha
Personal information
Birth name	Hussein Abdi Kahin
Nationality	British
Born	(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 41) Gabiley, Somalia
Monuments
Occupation	Runner
Years active	1996–2023
Height	175 cm
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Spouse(s)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Athletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)	10,000 metres, 5000 metres, 1500 metres, Half project, Marathon
University team	St Mary's Further education college Twickenham, London
Club	Newham and County Beagles, London
Coached by	Charles Advance guard Commenee Alan Storey Alan Watkinson Ian Stewart (formerly) Alberto Salazar
Achievements ahead titles
World finals	2007 Osaka 2009 Berlin 2011 Daegu 10,000 m, 2 Silver 5000 m, 1 Gold 2013 Moscow 10,000 m, 1 Gold 5000 m, 1 Gold 2015 Beijing 10,000 m, 1 Gold 5000 m, 1 Gold 2017 London 10,000 m, 1 Gold 5000 m, 2 Silver
Olympic finals
Personal best(s)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 0 0 World Championships 6 2 0 World Half Epic Championships 0 0 1 European Championships 5 1 0 European Indoor Championships 2 0 0 European Cross Territory Championships 1 • Mo Farah Somali-British track and field athlete (born 1983) "Mohamed Farah" redirects here. For other people of the same name, see Mohamed Farah (disambiguation). Farah at the 2015 Diamond League in Doha Birth name Hussein Abdi Kahin Full name Mohamed Muktar Jamah Farah Nationality British Born (1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 41)[1] Gabiley, Somalia Monuments Occupation Runner Years active 1996–2023 Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Weight 58 kg (128 lb)[1] Spouse Tania Nell ​ (m. 2010)​ Website mofarah.com Country Great Britain Sport Athletics/Track, Long-distance running Event(s) 10,000 metres, 5000 metres, 1500 metres, Half marathon, Marathon University team St Mary's University Twickenham, London Club Newham and Essex Beagles, London Coached by Olympic finals World finals 2007 Osaka 2009 Berlin 2011 Daegu 10,000 m,  Silver 5000 m,  Gold 2013 Moscow 10,000 m,  Gold 5000 m,  Gold 2015 Beijing 10,000 m,  Gold 5000 m,  Gold 2017 London 10,000 m,  Gold 5000 m,  Silver Personal bests Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah