Kenya: Tanui Bags Silver As Farah Defies Fall to Retain Title

14 August 2016

Nairobi — Kenya's hope of dethroning Mo Farah as the 10,000m Olympic champion went up in smoke, only managing a silver through Paul Tanui with the Briton successfully defending his title winning the race in a time of 27:05.23.

Tanui came second in a season best time of 27:05.64 while Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the bronze after beating compatriot Yigrem Demalesh by a microsecond to finish in a time of 27:06.26.

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