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European Athletics - HE'S DONE IT AGAIN! Mo Farah becomes the fifth man in history to defend his Olympic 10,000m title after Emil Zatopek (1948/1952), Lasse Viren (1972/1976), Haile Gebrselassie (1996/2000) and Kenenisa Bekele (2004/2008). | Facebook
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