Stitched-up Farah confident of completing double

LONDON - Mo Farah is confident he can win the 5,000m at the World Athletics Championships despite injuring his knee and needing three stitches in his left leg after his epic 10,000m triumph on Friday.

The 34-year-old Briton told reporters on Saturday that he was concerned about his knee, which he hurt in a clash with Kenyan bronze medallist Paul Tanui during a frenetic last lap.

Yet he was adamant he would be "fine" to shoot for his fifth consecutive golden 5,000/10,000m distance double at a global championships as he had four days of recovery time before the heats of the shorter event on Wednesday.