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Mo Farah became the first man to win back-to-back world distance doubles when he stormed to a 5,000 metres victory in Beijing on Saturday.
The Briton, rocked this season by doping allegations against his coach, put the row behind him as he produced a devastating final 80 metres to romp home in 13 minutes 50.38 seconds.
Hopefully the younger kids watching me will be encouraged. If you believe in something you can get there
Mo Farah
Kenyan Caleb Ndiku, in 13:51.75, held on for silver after making a valiant break with 800m to run. Ethiopian Hagos Gebrhiwet took bronze.
Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton produced a lung-busting 1,500m race to break his own world record to retain his world title.
The American threw a season's best 63.63 metres in the javelin before clocking four minutes, 17.52 seconds in the 1,500m to finish with a new world best total of 9,045 points, eclipsing his previous mark by six points.
Canada's Damian Warner took silver behind Eaton, posting a national record of 8,695 points and German Rico Freimuth the bronze with 8,561.
The victory for Farah, who won the 10,000m on the opening weekend, seals a unique "triple double" of distance titles at consecutive world championships and the London Olympics.
"Tonight I had to dig deep, it came down to the last 100 metres," said the Somali-born Farah, 32. "It's difficult as everybody has got great speed and there are a lot of guys capable of winning. They went for it. The important thing was to win the race and I did that!
"It is great to make history. I didn't feel great, my hammy was playing up a bit but the medical team helped me through it and to come out here and make a double means so much to me.
"Hopefully the younger kids watching me will be encouraged. I want to be able to do something for them. If you believe in something you can get there."
Farah's victory gave him an unprecedented seventh successive distance win at world championships and Olympics, stretching back to his 5,000m gold at Daegu in 2011.
In the decathlon, Eaton led from wire to wire after running 10.23 in the opening 100m before solid efforts of 7.88 metres in the long jump, 14.52 in the shot put and a high jump best of 2.01.
But his sizzling world decathlon best of 45 seconds flat in the 400m raised the very real possibility of an assault on his previous record of 9,039 which he set three years ago in Eugene.
Eaton continued his blitz on the second day, clocking 13.69 in the 110m hurdles, then throwing 43.34m in the discus, clearing 5.20m in the pole vault before launching the javelin 63.63m to take his score after nine events to 8,216 points.
He needed to go under 4:18.25 going into the 1,500m and appeared to be off the pace before a jaw-dropping burst of speed over the last lap.
Eaton picked up a world record bonus of US$100,000 from competition sponsors.
Marina Arzamasova of Belarus stunned defending champion Eunice Sum of Kenya to win the women's 800 metres.
The European champion blew past Sum with 200 metres to run and held on in a tight finish to win in one minute, 58.03 seconds and pip fast-finishing Canadian Melissa Bishop at the line. Sum, settled for bronze in 1:58.18.
Russia's Maria Kuchina won the women's high jump with 2.01 metres, winning on countback from Croatia's Blanka Vlasic and Russia's Anna Chicherova.
Poland's Piotr Malachowski finally broke through for world discus gold when he threw 67.40 to take the title.
Matej Toth of Slovakia won the longest event at the world championships, capturing gold in the 50km walk in three hours, 40 minutes, 32 seconds.
Jared Tallent of Australia was second and Takayuki Tanii of Japan third.
Agence France-Presse, Associated Press


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Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the final of the men's 5,000 metres at the world championships in Beijing. Photo: AFP

Mo Farah hits the finish line to win the men’s 5,000 metres at the world championships. Photo: AFP

Ashton Eaton lies exhausted on the track after finishing the 1,500 metres and winning the gruelling decathlon with a new world record. Photo: AFP

Belarus’ Marina Arzamasova (centre) wins the women’s 800 metres ahead of Canada’s Melissa Bishop and Kenya’s Eunice Jepkoech Sum. Photo: AFP

Russia’s Maria Kuchina sails over the bar to win the women’s high jump. Photo: AFP


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5,000m victory in Beijing seals distance titles at consecutive world championships and the London Olympics; American Ashton Eaton breaks his own world decathlon record


Britain's Mo Farah became the first man to win back-to-back world distance doubles when he stormed to a 5,000 metres victory in Beijing on Saturday.
