10.08 Moscow 2013 Wrap: Day 1 at the World Athletics Championships

MOSCOW, August 10 (R-Sport) - Mo Farah extended his dominance over distance running with 10,000m gold and Edna Kiplagat of Kenya became the first woman to defend the marathon title in an enthralling first day of competition at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Saturday.

A year after clinching the 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic gold on home soil, Farah ran a textbook tactical race to tighten his grip over his event and go one better than 2011, when he was overtaken by Ethiopia's Ibrahim Jeilan and had to settle for silver.

On a muggy and oppressive Moscow evening, Farah came around the final bend with Jeilan closing the gap in what looked to be a case of deja vu, but this time the Brit found "another gear" to well and truly vanquish his Daegu defeat.

"I remember two years ago the exact same thing happened but I knew Jeilan was capable so it was important that I had something left," Farah said.

"[Jeilan] was right there and down the home straight I was thinking