Diamond League London Results: Mo Farah Primed to Be British Olympic Hero

British track star Mo Farah made beating the world's best look easy in London in the Diamond League meet on July 13. He is now poised to become an Olympic champion for his hometown fans when the Olympic Games begin later this month in London.

Farah dominated the men's 5,000-meter race, winning with a time of 13 minutes, 06.04 seconds. Australia's Collis Birmingham came in a distant second, posting a time of 13:09.57—almost four seconds back.

In track and field terms, four seconds is a lifetime.

According to BBC.com's live blog of the event, Farah completed the penultimate lap in under 60 seconds, to the delight of the roaring home crowd.

Apparently, 5,000 meters wasn't enough for Farah, either, as BBC's Tom Fordyce tells it:

"

Nice moment at Palace after stadium emptied. Mo, fresh off 5,000m win, ran 3,000m hard & then 4x200m, each in 26 secs with 200 jog recovery

— tomfordyce (@tomfordyce) July 13, 2012"

Fordyce completes his thought here:

"

And that, when no-one is watching and the lights are down, is where gold medals are won and lost

— tomfordyce (@tomfordyce) July 13, 2012"

Indeed.

Barring an unfortunate injury, Farah is the favorite to win the 5,000 in London. If he keeps running like he did on Friday, he won't have any trouble making his country proud by winning the gold medal.

Here are the final results for the men's 5,000, courtesy of IAAF.org:

Pos	Athlete	Nationality	Time
1	Mo Farah	GBR	13:06.04
2	Collis Birmingham	AUS	13:09.57
3	Moses Ndiema Kipsiro	UGA	13:09.98
4	Mark Kosgei Kiptoo	KEN	13:13.77
5	Dathan Ritzenhein	USA	13:15.91
6	Emmanuel Kipkemei Bett	KEN	13:23.05
7	Craig Mottram	AUS	13:23.85
8	Juan Luis Barrios	MEX	13:35.44
9	Ben St.Lawrence	AUS	13:37.35
10	Yuki Sato	JAP	13:43.43
11	Moses Kibet	UGA	13:45.29
12	Kidane Tadasse	ERI	13:50.96
	Sammy Alex Mutahi	KEN	DNF
	Remmy Limo Ndiwa	KEN	DNF

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