Rio de Janeiro: Mo Farah survived another stumble to get through to the final of the 5,000 metres on Wednesday and remain on course for the prized Olympic distance double-double.

Farah recovered from a fall to win the 10,000m gold four days ago and almost went down again in the last lap of his heat on Wednesday after being clipped by American Hassan Mead, who did fall to miss out on qualification. Farah is seeking to become the second man after Finland’s Lasse Viren (1972/76) to retain both the 10,000m and 5,000m titles.