Mo Farah favourite to win 2012 Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m Visit SkyBet Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 4 Sep 2011 Tweet Related Articles See all London 2012 news Share it Pin It Mo Farah ran a brilliant 5000m to win at the 2011 World Championships and will now focus on gold at the 2012 OlympicsMo Farah is 13/8 with online betting company Sky Bet to win the 5000m at the London 2012 Olympics after storming to his first gold medal in the same event at the Daegu 2011 IAAF World Championships.Farah bounced back from disappointment in the 10000m, where he was edged into second by eventual winner Ibrahim Jeilan, to finish clear of nearest rival Bernard Lagat.The Somalia-born star is 11/8 to avenge this loss in the 10000m in the capital next year, and Sky Bet's athletics trader Ben Wright believes he could be the man to watch next year.He told Bettingpro: "Farah has come on leaps and bounds since winning the European title last year in Barcelona."He was the favourite for both the 5000m and 10000m in Daegu and could be one of Britain's biggest medal hopes in 2012."Elsewhere, Phillips Idowu has moved out to 9/2 (from 4/1) to win gold in the triple jump after narrowly losing out to American Christian Taylor.The reigning World Champion looked set to retain his title after his jump of 17.77m, but Taylor responded with a personal best of 17.96m to snatch the gold medal.Wright added: "Idowu will be disappointed to have missed out, but young Taylor looks like a force to be reckoned with."At just 21 the American can still improve and the pair could be set for a real battle at the Olympics in London." Read our SkyBet review Get a £10 free bet (no deposit) plus £50 free (cash match) at Skybet Like Like Post to wall 306 Reads All Olympics News Recent Olympics Articles 2012 Olympic Games Odds – Flame failure costs bookies on day three21 May 2012Bookmakers William Hill are paying out a small four figure sum after the Olympic flame failed on da David Beckham 12/1 to light Olympic flame19 May 2012David Beckham brought the Olympic flame back from Greece and is now being tipped to light the flame David Beckham 4/7 To Make Team GB Olympic Squad17 May 2012William Hill are betting on David Beckham taking part in the Olympics after the ex-England skipper Olympic Games Betting – Team GB rowers eye more medals in London07 May 2012William Hill are betting on how many medals will be won by Team GB rowers at this summer’s Olympic Olympic Games Betting – Team GB single set for number one?05 May 2012William Hill believe Team GB’s official single for the London 2012 Olympics will reach number one i FIH Hockey Women's Olympic Qualification Live Streaming04 May 2012Japan and Azerbaijan will battle it out on Saturday for a spot at the London Olympics as they clash More Stories Recent Articles St Helens v Wigan Warriors - Super League Live Stream26 May 2012St Helens versus Wigan Warriors maybe classed as the biggest derby in rugby league but this will be Shanghai Shenhua v Guizhou Renhe live stream preview26 May 2012Shanghai Shenhua look to kick start their season at home to Guizhou Renhe in the Chinese Super Rafael Nadal French Open 2012 odds – Nadal 8/11 favourite to claim number seven26 May 2012Rafael Nadal is the overwhelming favourite to continue his dominance of claycourt tennis by winning Bradford Bulls v Leeds Rhinos - Super League Live Stream26 May 2012Defending Super League champions Leeds Rhinos go into battle against their fierce rivals in the Bra Slovenia v Greece live stream preview26 May 2012Greece continue their Euro 2012 preparations with a friendly against Slovenia on Saturday evening. Huddersfield Giants v Salford City Reds preview26 May 2012Magic Weekend enters its second and final day on Sunday with Catalan Dragons and the London Broncos More Stories Tags Mo Farah, Mo Farah Odds, Mo Farah Olympics, Mo Farah Olympics Odds
