Today’s Star of the Day is Britain’s Mo Farah, who shrugged off an early fall to cement his place in the pantheon of distance greats by retaining his Olympic 10,000m title with a blistering final lap. Farah ran a superb tactical race before obliterating the opposition in the final stretch to became the first British runner to win three Olympic titles. He is now the favourite to add a fourth in the 5,000m next week. The second half of the race was a masterclass in distance running by Farah, who was accidentally tripped with 16 laps to go by American training partner Galen Rupp but picked himself up and surged through the field to claim victory in 27 minutes 5.17 seconds. “This medal means so much to me,” said Farah, who dedicated the victory to his oldest daughter Rhianna. “It’s nice to be able to be recognised as one of the best guys in the world.”