Mo Farah, Britain's European silver medallist, forced his way to the shoulder of the reluctant leader, Bekele. But such was the congestion, with the leaders spread into the third lane, that with just over three laps to run, as Kipsiro jostled his way to the front, there was a clash of legs between Ali Abdalla and the Briton, who kept his feet well and avoided a possible pile up. Mo followed this up with some fine racing over the next few weeks on the track with a trail of destruction left in his wake through agressive front running , old school style.

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London says : "The boy did good!!"