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Mo Farah wins European cross-country in Italy |
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Monday, 11 December 2006 |
Mo Farah wins European cross-country in Italy
European 5,000m silver medallist Mo Farah has become only the second British runner to win the European cross-country men's title with an impressive victory in Italy.
Mo Farah, 23, won by seven seconds in 27mins 56secs from Portugal's Fernando Silva and Spaniard Juan de la Ossa.
And Mo Farah led Britain to fourth position in the team event, with France claiming the title from Portugal and Spain.
Mo Farah is the first British winner since Jon Brown was victorious in Charleroi in 1996 and he said.
"I felt confident but struggled a little at the start, they were all bunching so I just decided to sit in and wait," and he added: "I've had to work hard for this goal and to achieve this and I spent a month preparing in South Africa."
Ukrainian Sergiy Lebid had won the title for the last five years but never was a serious contender at San Giorgio su Legnano, near Milan, where he finished 12th.
Mo Farah explained: "At the bell Lebid didn't do anything, so I followed the other guys then found myself at the front.
"I thought 'You might as well just push now'."
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