Olympic hero dedicates his gold to their daughter Rhianna
Mo Farah has won the 10,000m in Rio - retaining the Olympic title he won four years ago in London
He was tripped over by his American training partner Galen Rupp but jumped this feet and stormed on
Farah, 33, charged past his rivals in the final 200m and did his iconic 'Mobot' as he crossed the line
He celebrated by kissing his wife Tania and later dedicated the medal to their oldest daughter, Rhianna
Mo Farah's wife took to Instagram to celebrate her husband's historic 10,000m win as the Olympic superstar dedicated his gold medal to his family.
Tania Farah watched from the stands with daughter Rhianna as her husband recovered from a tumble claim first place - becoming the first British athlete to win three gold medals on the track.
She later posted a photo of the couple with Rhianna, their eldest daughter, alongside the caption: 'He did it.... He actually did it.....!!!!!! #onemomile #farahfamily #olympicchampion #again @gomofarah'.
Father-of-four Farah, 33, also shared a picture of his wife and daughter on Instagram, writing: 'Oh my days....!! I did it for Rhianna.. My daughter!!! This for my family @taniafarah86 #onemomile #rio #farahfamily'.
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Moments after he ran over the finish line, Farah celebrated his win by kissing his wife, with whom he has three other children.
Struggling to hide his emotions, Farah, who retains the title he won in London, said he feared he had lost his chance at glory when he crashed to the ground early on in the race.
The British hero stumbled and fell earlier in the race after colliding with American runner Galen Rupp, 30, but rolled over and re-joined the race.
Farah shook off a nasty cut on his shoulder and never looked like he would let the tumble affect his race.
Speaking about the fall, he said: 'When you go down you get really emotional and I just had to pick myself back up and believe in myself and just work through. And at the end when I crossed the line I just got really emotional.
Tania Nell and Daughter Rihanna celebrate as Mo Farah crosses the finish line to claim Olympic gold on Saturday
'Because you know what goes in. You can't imagine how hard I work for it. And in one moment it's gone.'
Farah broke down in tears as he described how his training tears him apart from his family for six months of the year.
'I work hard and I spend a lot of time away from my family and everything,' he sobbed.
'In that one moment it could be gone and it's not in your control. I just had to believe in myself and get through it. And I wanted to do it for my kids. Rhianna hasn't got a medal.'
Farah has the 5,000m to look forward to later in the week and said he was looking forward to 'some time with family' over the next few days.
The runner hopes to walk away from Rio 2016 with two Olympic golds – a copy of his triumph at London 2012.
And after a stunning victory in the 10,000m tonight he is on track to make his dream come true.
Now he must show the same form at the 5,000m in a week’s time to make history by becoming the only British track and field athlete to win double gold at two successive Olympic games.
The crowd roared with applause when his name was called out at Rio’s Olympic stadium at the outset of the night-time race on Saturday.
Farah had to battle through a big field of 34 competitors.
He stayed at the back for the first few laps, and then moved to the front of the pack, before dropping back on the shoulders of the leaders.
Farah took back the lead with two laps to go and fought off challenges from his rivals on the penultimate lap for the lead position.
On the final bend he broke away and won the race to rapturous applause.
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Father-of-four Farah was in second place until the final 200m, when he burst through to win his third Olympic gold
