Times not on Farah's side in 'greatest ever' debate

LONDON - Right at the last, Mo Farah's unbeatable air could not stand up to another examination by the world's best distance runners as he was denied one final global triumph in his farewell championship track race on Saturday.

As the Briton was consoled - and congratulated on a stunning track career - by his competitors following his world 5,000m silver medal in the stadium where his legend was first properly sculpted in 2012, the only question that remained was where he stands in the annals of track distance running.

There is a powerful argument to say, after 10 straight global championship victories stretching back to the 2011 world 5,000m triumph in Daegu, that the 34-year-old is the greatest distance racer we have ever seen on the track.