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Mo Farah makes history with Olympic 5,000m gold to complete elusive double double

Gold medallist Britain's Mo Farah celebrates on the podium for the Men's 5000m during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 20, 2016. [AFP PHOTO]

Mo Farah is a double Olympic champion for a second time.

Farah, who already had one gold medal under his belt from his 10,000m victory earlier in the Games, added a second tonight to complete the long distance double for a second time following double success in London four years ago.

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