men's 10,000 meter final, double olympic champion mo farra h took the gold in 27 minutes and 21 seconds. many athletes who wanted to be there are not taking part, some because of injury, several have been barred because of doping. the organizers are hoping that the biggest star will -- a positive role model in a sport that sorely needs these figures. the fastest man in the world faces a standout field. blake isaican johan suffering an injury, and tyson gay has been banned for doping. though nobody is there, i can still win. >> he has a clean reputation but seven of the fastest sprinters of all time have been tainted by the doping scandal. 31 turkish athletes and 14 russian competitors were banned. in contrast, the latest german debate is academic. going back to the 1960s -- they have reopened old wounds between the former east and west germany. >> the names of east german athletes were dragged through the mud and we should apply the same standards. >> in my opinion, you can't compare with what happened in west germany with what happened in the east. >> with doping so much in the news, m