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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. "They sleep, eat, train and rest, that's all they do but as an athlete you have to do all those things. [26] In 1996, at the age of 13, he entered the English schools cross-country championships and finished ninth. British track legend Mo Farah will likely retire by the end of this year. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 9. It received critical acclaim.[173][174][175]. However, he withdrew due to illness from a stomach ailment and an infection caused from having a tooth removed. Here's how many medals each country has: United States: 113 medals (39 gold, 41 silver, 33 bronze) China: 88 medals (38 gold, 32 silver, 18 bronze) ROC: 71 medals (20 gold, 28 silver, 23 bronze . What did Mo Farah win in the Olympics? [130] In April, Farah finished in fifth place in the 2019 London Marathon in 2:05:39. [178], In October 2019, Mo Farah's former coach Alberto Salazar and Nike Oregon Project doctor Jeffrey Stuart Brown,[179][180] both received four year bans from athletics for the trafficking of testosterone, the prohibited use of L-carnitine and tampering with doping controls. MANCHESTER, England (AP) Mo Farah failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics on Friday and will not defend his 10,000-meter title. On 10 March 2019, Farah won his second London Big Half Marathon, and again hinted at running the 10,000m at the World Championships in October 2019. 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The same year, Mo also won gold for the Mens 5,000m, which he completed in 13:41:66. [168], In 20122013, Farah intimated that he had been stopped a number of times by U.S. Customs officials under suspicion of being a terrorist, which he attributed to confusion between his full name "Mohamed" and a computerised check-in process. 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The same year, Mo also won gold for the Men's 5,000m, which he completed in 13:41:66. He holds many world records and has won four Olympic gold medals. In preparation for his marathon debut, he also extended his training schedule to 120 miles a week. [146] At the end of 2017, he cut ties with his coach Alberto Salazar and decided to return to London. [33] A few weeks later, he broke his own record by more than six seconds with a time of 7 minutes 34.47 at the UK Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham,[34] a performance which commentator Steve Cram called "the best performance by a male British distance runner for a generation". He holds many world records and has won four Olympic gold medals. [160] In 2013, he joined legislators and activists in a campaign urging Barclays Bank to repeal its decision to withdraw from the UK remittance market. . 6: 50%. [100], On 13 August, Farah won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the Rio Olympics, making it the first time a Briton had won three athletic gold Olympic medals. Written By: Mo Farah, in full Mohamed Farah, (born March 23, 1983, Mogadishu, Somalia), Somalian-born British distance runner who won gold medals in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Mo Farah, in full Mohamed Farah, (born March 23, 1983, Mogadishu, Somalia), Somalian-born British distance runner who won gold medals in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Many Africans have done that. Jeswin Aldrin produced India's best and Asia's fifth-best long jump of all time at the India Open Jumps Competition, which was held at the Inspire Institute of Sport in Vijayanagar, Karnataka on . [19] At the age of nine he was illegally trafficked to the United Kingdom via Djibouti, when he was given the name Mohammed Farah and was forced to work as a domestic servant. [128] This possibility was later confirmed by Neil Black, performance director of British Athletics, who has said that Farah had received financial backing from the National Lottery in anticipation for both his participation in the Championships, as well as for the Tokyo Olympics.[129]. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". In July 2017, the Russian hacking group Fancy Bears leaked a database from International Association of Athletics Federations that reportedly showed that Farah was once recorded "atypical" values on his Athlete Biological Passport in 2016. The host James Corden suggested to the panelists that they should think of a new dance to mark Farah's winning celebration, and Balding subsequently came up with the "M" gesture called "Mobot". But how many does the athlete have, and when did he win them? In January 2009, Farah set a new British indoor record in the 3000metres, breaking John Mayock's record with a time of 7 minutes 40.99 seconds in Glasgow. [citation needed], On 10 August 2013, Farah stayed in front of Ibrahim Jeilan to win the 10,000 m event at the World Championships in Moscow. [151], Farah is also a fan of Arsenal F.C., and has trained with its first team squad. Michael Fred Phelps II Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah[7] CBE OLY (born Hussein Abdi Kahin;[8] 23 March 1983) is a British long-distance runner. Sir Mo Farah, CBE, is a multiple Olympic, World and European Champion athlete. [169], After U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending the immigration of Somali-born U.S. permanent residents, Farah made a statement on his Facebook account stating that "I will have to tell my children that Daddy might not be able to come home. "[21] In December 2006, Farah won the 2006 European Cross Country Championships in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy. [76] It also made Farah the seventh man, behind Sad Aouita, Daniel Komen, Ali Sadi-Sief, Hicham El Guerrouj, Augustine Kiprono Choge and Bernard Lagat to break both the 3:30 barrier in the 1500 metres and the 13-minute barrier in the 5000 metres, as well as the only athlete in history to run sub 3:30, sub 13-minute and sub 27-minute for 1500 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres respectively. However, he appeared tired in the latter stages and finished third behind British runners Ricky Stevenson and Steve Vernon. As a dad, I know how important it is for my children to be active, and I'm honoured to have the chance to inspire kids to run with Marathon Kids. Olympic champion Mo Farah will have his two gold medals engraved and given to twin daughters born during the Games. [103] In September 2016, he won the Great North Run for a record third consecutive year. [37], Farah competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics: he was in the leading pack early on in the 5000 metres race and eventually finished seventh the best by a European runner. In February 2019, Farah announced he planned to run again in the London Big Half Marathon in March 2019. Featured. In November 2022, it was announced that Farah would take part in the Taskmaster 'New Year Treat III'. "If I ever want to be as good as these athletes I've got to work harder. Farah's first major title was in the 5000 metres at the 2001 European Athletics Junior Championships,[29] the same year that he began training at St Mary's University, Twickenham. Born in present-day Somaliland, the then Hussein Abdi Kahin was trafficked from Djibouti to London under the name of another child, Mohamed Farah, at the age of nine where he was forced into child labour. One week ago Farah beat Kenenisa Bekele, the Ethiopian 5,000m and 10,000m World and Olympic record holder, to win the Olympic 10,000m title. The same year, Mo also won gold for the Men's 5,000m, which he completed in 13:41:66. China - 696 medals. Sir Mo Farah has won four Olympic gold medals 'I knew I was in trouble' During the documentary, Sir Mo said he thought he was going to Europe to live with relatives and recalled going through a UK . [181], All information from Association of Road Racing Statisticians[213], + intermediate split in longer racea = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28. Sir Mo Farah has four Olympic gold medals. He adopted the move following a television appearance in May 2012 opposite sports presenter Clare Balding, on the panel game show A League of Their Own. Sir Mo Farah has four Olympic gold medals. [94], On 26 March, Farah received a bronze medal in the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff, finishing in 59:59, less than one second ahead of Abayneh Ayele. Injured Mo Farah pulls out of London Marathon . He also completed the 'distance double' at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics. He successfully defended his 5000 m title and won a gold in the 10,000 m, thus completing another major championship double. Click here for more. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. . Registered members Current visitors. I feel like I can still win medals and do as well as I have over the years. Mo Farahis Britain's most successful track athlete ever, winning fourOlympicmedals and six world titles. If I can't compete with the best I'm not just going there to finish in a final. [141], In April 2010, Farah married his longtime girlfriend Tania Nell in Richmond, London. [8] As an adult, Farah has made contact with his birth family, and his mother and two brothers live on a farm in Somaliland. Two-time Defending Olympic Champion Fails To Qualify For Tokyo Games The invitational race was hastily arranged after Mo Farah failed to qualify during the 10,000 trials in . He was the favourite to win and surged ahead to build a comfortable lead. In Rio de Janeiro 2016 , he achieved the double-double by winning the 5,000m and 10,000m races , just as he had done in London 2012 . 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[citation needed], From 2011 to 2017, Farah lived with his family in Portland, Oregon, US so that he could train full-time with the Nike Oregon Project. This was outside Steve Jones' GB record, but set a new English national record. He won the race with a personal best time of 1:00:00, exactly 1hour. I don't just want to be British number one, I want to be up there with the best. These aspects of his background were not made public until July 2022,[8] and a barrister told him that there was a risk that he might lose his British nationality as it was obtained by misrepresentations; the Home Office, however, assured him that he would not face any repercussions. Farah often used money transfer operators to send remittances to family, and some of the world's largest organisations and charities, including the UN and his own foundation, likewise paid staff and channelled funds through these services. Biography. [24][25] He represented Hounslow at cross-country in the 1994 London Youth Games as an under-13. Here's how many medals each country won at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. FARAH cemented his place as a British legend after his heroic performance at Rio 2016. On 25 June 2021, Farah failed to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games managing to run only a 27:47.04 for the 10,000m at the Manchester Regional Arena, despite this time being a stadium record. . He has amassed this large net worth from both prize money and endorsement deals that he has earnt from his elite running career. Olympic great Mo Farah -- the winner of four gold medals and one of Britain's greatest and best-loved athletes -- has been carrying a secret burden all these years: He was illegally brought to . and companion to its only ever Olympic medal, a bronze in boxing from Munich 1972. . On the track, Farah mostly competed over 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres, but has run competitively from 1,500 metres to the marathon. LYNN DAVIES. [99] He won the 10,000m at the Diamond League in Eugene, in a time of 26:53.71 which remained the second-fastest time in the world of the year. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Therefore, he is just the second athlete ever, other than Lasse Viren, to win both the 5,000 and 10,000-metre races at successive Olympic Games. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. No athlete representing Somalia has yet won a medal at an Olympics, . 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In May 2008, Farah ran 10,000 m events, which was the fastest UK men's time for almost eight years. [142][143] Farah has a stepdaughter named Rihanna from this relationship. However, it was sport that came to his rescue.
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