Neymar sends Brazil into raptures as Mighty Mo seals distance double

[WorldNews]

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Neymar sent Brazil into ecstasy as he clinched Olympic men's football gold for his country and Mo Farah sealed a rare distance double-double in a pulsating final evening of track action in Rio on Saturday. Neymar swept home a brilliant free-kick and scored a trademark stutter-run penalty to win a shoot-out against Germany as the hosts headed towards Sunday's closing ceremony on a high. Later, Britain's Farah headlined the last night of track and field as he won a thrilling 5,000m race to earn the first consecutive 5,000m-10,000m doubles in 40 years.

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