Mo Farah of Britain celebrates winning. [Photo/Agencies]

Mo Farah: Recovers from fall to take gold

Britain's Mo Farah shrugged off an early fall to cement his place in the pantheon of distance greats by retaining his Olympic 10,000 meters title with a blistering final lap on August 13.

"When I went down it didn't take a lot out of me and I got up quickly, I thought about how much I'd worked and I wasn't going to let it affect me. It's hard mentally when you go down," said Farah.