Mo Farah Olympic 5,000 metres betting odds

Can Brit bring home the double gold?

Mo Farah
Mo Farah © GEPA pictures

Britain’s long distance runner Mo Farah delivered the goods in the 10,000 metres, taking the gold medal on an emotional Saturday night. Now, after qualifying with ease for the 5,000 metres final, he is the joint favourite for the 5,000 metres. With the confidence of one gold medal behind him and the home support at the Olympic Stadium, as long as Farah gets thing technically and tactically right on the night for the 5k, then he really should be bringing home the gold. His closest challenger with be Dejen Gebremeskel who is trading at the same price as Mo Farah at 7/4 with online bookmaker Bet365.

Farah has dominated things in the 5,000 metres for the past couple of years, taking the 2010 European Gold, The 2011 World Championships and the 2012 European title in the distance. Ethiopian Gebremeskel took bronze at the 2011 World Championships in the 5k and if Farah just posts somewhere near his personal best in the 5,000 final of the London 2012 Olympic Games, then Dejen Gebremeskel is probably not going to have enough speed to really challenge. So a great chance of a double gold for Mo Farah.

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