Result: Mo Farah dominates 5,000m race at Anniversary Games

Britain's Mo Farah celebrates with a 'mobot' pose after winning the final of the men's 5000 metres athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the 'Bird's Nest' National Stadium in Beijing on August 29, 2015
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Mo Farah storms to victory in the men's 5,000m race at the Anniversary Games in London, finishing a full 15 seconds ahead of closest challenger Andrew Butchart.

Great Britain's Mo Farah has continued his preparations for Rio 2016 by winning the men's 5,000m at the Anniversary Games in London.

The 33-year-old's time of 12 minutes and 59.29s at the Olympic Stadium is the fastest of 2016 so far in the event.

Farah, an Olympic gold medallist on home soil four years ago in both the 5,000m and 10,000m, dominated the race in what was his final outing before heading to Brazil.

Andrew Butchart took second place, finishing a full 15 seconds behind his compatriot, while United States competitor Bernard Lagat claimed third.

Mo Farah sees off the competition to win gold in the 5,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu on September 4, 2011
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