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Mo Farah prevails, Galen Rupp beaten at Prefontaine Classic

Mo Farah won the 10,000m, while training partner Galen Rupp finished third in the 5000m, getting passed with 300 meters left at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., on Friday night.

Farah, the British Olympic and World 5000m and 10,000m champion, pulled away from Kenyans Paul Tanui and Geoffrey Kamworor in the last 100 meters to conclude the first of two days of action at the Diamond League meet at Hayward Field.

Farah clocked 26 minutes, 50.97 seconds, which was 4.40 seconds slower than his personal best from 2011.