Mo Farah was denied the fairytale ending to his track career on Saturday when he finished second in the 5,000 metres behind Ethiopia's Muktar Edris.

Edris, who cheekily performed the 'Mobot' as he crossed the line, stopped Farah from achieving the seemingly impossible 'quintuple-double'.

But it wasn't meant to be, with the 34-year-old bringing to an end a track career he described as an "amazing journey".

"[I] had tears in my eyes," Farah said after the race. "Never had that before. I felt, 'Wow'. It's been an amazing journey.

"To achieve what I have achieved through the years has been incredible. And to end it in London, what a way.

"This is where it all started and I got little emotional because I look at my family, I look at what I've done and it gets to you because, at the end of the day, I'm just a human."

Farah's running career isn't completely over, of course. He will now switch his focus to road racing after competing at the recent IAAF World Championships in London.

A fresh start is what the Brit craves and with that, he's also planning on changing his name.

Sir Mo Farah wants to become known as "Mohamed" for the next stage of his career following doping allegations involving his coach, Alberto Salazar.

"My road name is Mohamed. I just feel like Mo is done," he said on Sunday. "I need to forget about what I've achieved and what I've done.

"History doesn't lie. What I achieved over the years, people are proud of me. You can write what you like.

"The fact is I've achieved what I have from hard work and dedication. Putting my balls on the line, year after year and delivering for my country."

Farah feels very strongly about being accused of doping, even going as far to say that the media is trying to "destroy" his legacy.

"It's like a broken record, repeating myself," he added. "If I've crossed the line, if Alberto's crossed the line, why bring it up year after year, making it into headlines?

"I've achieved what I have achieved - you're trying to destroy it."