European
5,000m silver medallist Mo Farah became only the second Briton to
lift the European cross-country men's title with a stunning win
in Italy.
He
hit the front just after the start of the final 1,920m circuit and
blazed his way to victory in the 9,950m race.
The
23-year-old won by seven seconds in 27mins 56secs from Portugal's
Fernando Silva and Spaniard Juan de la Ossa.
Farah
led Britain to fourth place in the team event, with France taking
the title from Portugal and Spain.
Farah is the first British winner of the event since Jon Brown triumphed
in Charleroi in 1996.
He
was born in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, but came to live in the
UK when he was 11 years old studying at Feltham Community College.
"I
felt confident but struggled a little at the start, they were all
bunching so I just decided to sit in and wait," said Farah.
"I've had to work hard for this goal and to achieve this and
I spent a month preparing in South Africa." |
