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Britain's Mo Farah is chasing a unique 'triple-double' when he lines up for Saturday's world 5,000m final.
The 32-year-old, who won the 5,000m and 10,000m double
at the 2012 Olympics and 2013 World Championships, has already taken the
10,000m title in Beijing.
Fellow Briton Tom Farrell is also racing but Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha is likely to provide the main competition.
Farah, who claimed his sixth successive global title when he won 10,000m gold last weekend, was almost pushed over on the final bend of his 5,000m qualifying heat.
The defending champion was touched on the back by Canada's Mohammed Ahmed but just managed to stay on his feet.
He finished the race in second place, in a time of 13 minutes 19.44 seconds, just behind Kejelcha, who has the world leading time this year.
"No-one has done it [back-to-back World Championship doubles] and it would be amazing to make history," Farah said before the championships.
"To win both from Moscow to here would be incredible. It's not going to be easy but it can happen."
Full day eight schedule:
00:30 BST: Men's 50km walk final - no Brits
02:00 BST: Men's decathlon - 110m hurdles - no Brits
03:05 & 04:20 BST: Men's decathlon - discus
03:15 BST: Women's 4x400m relay heats - GB in heat two
03:40 BST: Men's 4x400m relay heats - GB in heat one
05:00 BST: Women's 4x100m relay heats - GB in heat one
05:20 BST: Men's 4x100m relay heats - GB in heat one
06:15 BST: Men's decathlon - pole vault
10:00 & 11:20 BST: Men's decathlon - javelin
10:35 BST: Women's 400m Masters final
10:45 BST: Men's 800m Masters final
11:30 BST: Women's high jump final - no Brits
12:15 BST: Women's 800m final - GB's Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
12:30 BST: Men's 5,000m final - GB's Mo Farah and Tom Farrell
12:50 BST: Men's discus final - no Brits
13:10 BST: Men's decathlon final event - 1500m
13:50 BST: Women's 4x100m relay final
14:10 BST: Men's 4x100m relay final
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