Mo Farah and Phillips Idowu World Championship Success’

This week Lucozade are celebrating the medal successes of their ambassadors Mo Farah and Phillips Idowu after the men won gold and silver medals at the World Championships in Daegu.

Farah produced a stunning display on the final evening of the competition to win gold in the 5,000m, adding a much deserved world title to his collection and banishing his 10,000m disappointment where he grabbed the silver.

Whilst Idowu, the defending World Champion, had to settle for silver despite jumping a seasons best of 17.77m, he couldn’t hold off America’s Christian Taylor who responded with a 17.96 effort to take the gold.

Farah’s victory makes him the first Britain to win a gold medal at the 5,000m and tops a fantastic year for the Londoner who was elated with his achievement.

He said, “It feels awesome you know, I can’t quite believe this has happened and I’ve got gold now, it just feels amazing.

“When you make a lot of sacrifices and you work hard, not everything goes smooth sometimes and in the 10k I was disappointed as I thought I could win the race and then in the 5,000 I was just thinking I have to work everyone out and it will come down to the finish and I just had to make sure I had something left.

“My coach had told me to relax and do not let anyone pass and mentally it’s so hard thinking about it and you always have some negative thoughts thinking about the 10k.

“There’s the pressure you put on yourself, this is something you train for everyday week in week out. We train everyday twice a day and sometimes three times a day. It’s what you want to do as an athlete, everyone wants to win that gold, you just have to work for it.”  

For Idowu it was more reflection than celebration saying, "I’ve come out here, I’ve worked hard and I’ve competed hard. I’ve put in a good series of jumps and I’ve come away with a silver. I felt like I had a lot more in me but it just wasn’t to be. Technically things were not always there but it’s been a solid season. It was a tough competition and I can’t take anything away from Christian (Taylor) – he did really well.

"I jumped as far as I could and it wasn’t enough to get that gold. I’m not disappointed. If I can come away and win a gold medal at next year, nobody is going to look back on these championships and think about it."

Mo Farah and Phillips Idowu are fuelled by Lucozade – supporting British performance. Find out more at lucozade.com