Mo crowns golden games for Team GB (From St Helens Star)

Mo crowns golden games for Team GB

8:15pm Saturday 11th August 2012 in National News © Press Association 2013

Mo Farah has secured his place as one of Britain's greatest sportsmen as he claimed an astonishing second gold medal of London 2012.

Victory for the 29-year-old in the 5,000m, seven days after he set the Olympic Stadium alight by winning the 10,000m, topped a golden Games for Britain.

A euphoric crowd of 80,000, including his heavily pregnant wife Tania and daughter Rihanna, created a deafening noise as Farah won a nailbiting race.

He kissed the track after victory and even started doing sit-ups on the track after the sprint finish.

After the race, Somali-born Farah said simply: "It's unbelievable." He added: "I am just amazed - two gold medals, who would have thought that?"

Just five men in Olympic history have previously taken the 5,000m and 10,000m titles at the same Games.

Later, battling boxer Luke Campbell earned Team GB another gold after a noisy Anglo-Irish tear-up at London 2012.

His win means the British team's medal tally has reached 61 - 28 gold, 15 silver and 18 bronze.

Campbell, 24, from Hull, overcame Ireland's John Joe Nevin who had to settle for silver in the 56kg bantamweight competition.

Back on the track at the Olympic Stadium, Jamaica won gold in the men's 4x100 metres relay in a world record time of 36.84 seconds.