Mokhtar Idris missed two years of injury and returned to the gold medal at the Doha Athletics World Cup

Mohamed El Sayed - Al Jazeera Net

Ethiopian runner Mokhtar Idris, one of the great comeback stories in the world of sports, has passed two years of injury, winning the 5,000m gold at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Idris Qaher, the British international runner Mohammed Farah in London 2017, missed competitions for almost 20 months due to successive ankle injury, and returned at the World Cup to support his teammates, but managed to maintain his title for the second year.

The 25-year-old said his plan at the World Championships was based on the support of his team-mates Selimon Bariga and Telahon Haile Bekele, not winning with injury.

Idriss tells Al Jazeera Net that he came to Doha to support his teammates, but the opposite is what happened, when he found himself in the front against his teammates in the last 200 meters, before he did his best to win.

He believes that the atmosphere in Doha was inspiring, and helped him to win with the presence of thousands of Ethiopian fans, which made him run with joy after his team mates to greet them.

The 5,000 meters in Doha was the first final in the world championship since 2005 without the participation of Briton Mohammed Farah, whose winning streak was halted after three successive titles by Idris in London two years ago.

It will be an opportunity for the Ethiopian champion to repeat the achievement of joy in the 5,000 meters, if he won the title again after two years in the US city of Eugene, which hosts the next world championship in 2021.

Idris says he will be able to achieve the same gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics after nine months, as he will work hard in the coming period to avoid injuries.

The Ethiopian runner finished first after fierce competition to the last 200 meters, beating his compatriot Selimon Pariga, after clocking 12 minutes 58.85 seconds for Ethiopia to win gold and silver medals.

Tilahun Haile Bekele, Ethiopia's third fastest runner-up this year, finished fourth behind bronze medalist Mohamed Ahmed to give Canada the first ever world medal at this distance.