Double Olympic champion Mo Farah recovered from an apparent stumble on the final bend to qualify for the 5,000m World Championships final in Beijing.
The British sprinter, who retained his 10,000m crown last Saturday, clocked 13 minutes and 19.44 seconds to finish second, the BBC reported.
The 32-year-old is now one race away from becoming the first man to achieve an unprecedented 5,000 and 10,000 double at consecutive world championships at the Bird's Nest Stadium on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha finished ahead of Farah in the heat by clocking 13 minutes and 19.38 seconds.