The men's 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 13 and 16 August.

On the second lap, the Kenyans as a group pushed the pace, but it didn't last long and the pack reformed.

At 2000 meters, Farah decided to take a chance at the lead, but it was not to advance the pace but to slow it down.

The race accelerated to 62-second laps with all the players covering each other's move and jockeying for position.

For a lap Yenew Alamirew held the lead, accelerating as anyone looked to try to pass.