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Mo Farah

Mo Farah. Distance Runner. Mo Farah. Sport : Distance Running Nationality : British Born: Somalia Date of Birth : March 1983 (Age 29). Mohamed Farah is a Somali-born British international track and field athlete.

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Mo Farah

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  1. Mo Farah Distance Runner

  2. Mo Farah • Sport: Distance Running • Nationality: British • Born: Somalia • Date of Birth: March 1983 (Age 29)

  3. Mohamed Farah is a Somali-born British international track and field athlete. • He is the current 10,000m Olympic champion and 5000m Olympic, World and European champion.

  4. Mo Farah • Mo Farah was born in Mogadishu, Somalia on 23rd March 1983. He spent his early years in Djibouti with his twin brother. • He moved to Britain at the age of 8 years old to join his father who was born in England.

  5. Football Fanatic to Running Superstar • Growing up, Farah loved football. His ambition was to play as a right winger for Arsenal F.C.. • When he arrived in London he spoke very little English but his PE teacher Alan Watkinson noticed his talent: When I first met him, he was struggling academically and suffering from the language barrier. He needed focus and I sort of took him under my wing. His passion was football but it was his turn of speed on the pitch that showed his real talent.

  6. Going the distance • On the track, Mo generally competes over 5000 m and 10,000 m, but also runs the 3000m and occasionally the 1500m. • He has expressed a desire to move up to the marathon after the 2012 Summer Olympics.

  7. Record breaker • Farah holds the European track record for 10,000 m, the British road record for 10,000 m, the British indoor record in the 3000 m, the British track record for 5000 m, the British half-marathon record, and the European indoor record for 5000 m.

  8. In July 2010, Farah won Britain's first-ever men's European gold medal at 10,000 m.He followed this with a gold in the 5000 m, becoming the 5th male athlete to complete the long-distance double at the championships and the first British man to do so. • At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, he won silver in the 10,000 m and gold in the 5000 m. • In addition, Farah competes in cross-country running, where in December 2006 he became European champion in Italy. He also took gold in the 3000 m in both the 2009 and 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

  9. Summer Olympics 2012 • On 4 August 2012, Farah won the 10,000m gold in a time of 27:30.42. This was Great Britain's first Olympic gold medal in the 10,000 m. • Mo’s training partner, Galen Rupp of the United States, took second place. Both runners are coached by Alberto Salazar. • On 11 August 2012, Farah made it a long-distance double, winning the 5000, in a time of 13:41.66. • Because the Summer Olympics took place during the festival of Ramadan, Farah stated that he would observe his Ramadan fast later in the year.

  10. The Mobot!

  11. Honouring Mo • London Postbox, painted in honour of Farah’s gold medal performance at the Summer Olympics.

  12. Family Life • Mo’s baby twins, Aisha and Amani, were born in August 2012. • He also has a step-daughter, Rihanna. • He lives with his wife and children in London.

  13. Mo says . . . . . Go hard or go home. It's just hard work and grafting. Then anything is possible ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/19730505

  14. Interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/19730505 • Mo was interviewed by student reporters from his old school. Watch the interview and find out the answers to these questions. • How does Mo prepare himself for a race? • How often does Mo train? • Did Mo like school? • Who inspired Mo Farah? • What is Mo’s motto?

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