Britain’s Mo Farah edged out Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam in a dramatic finish to win the New Orleans half-marathon. The pair left the rest of the field trailing, and it was Farah who grabbed the glory as a sprint finish gave him victory in one hour and one minute. Farah, 29, also beat Gebremariam on [...] The post … [Read more...]
Farah voted 2012 European Athlete of the Year
November 15, 2013
Great Britain’s Mo Farah voted 2012 European Athlete of the Year Mo Farah of Great Britain has been voted the 2012 winner of the men’s European Athlete of the Year Award. Farah becomes just the second athlete to be named as the European Athlete of the Year for a second consecutive year – following on [...]Farah … [Read more...]
Farah the golden boy
November 15, 2013
Mo Farah is the 10,000m champion of the world after a performance on Saturday that put an end to the demons that have swirled around him for two years. But in a race of thrilling drama at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, history threatened to repeat itself for Europe’s greatest distance runner as he hit [...]Farah the … [Read more...]
Farah shortlisted for Athlete of the Year
October 6, 2013
Mo Farah has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2013 World Athlete of the Year award. The 30 year old, who won double gold over 5,000m and 10,000m at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow in August, has been named on a ten man shortlist for the men’s prize that includes the likes of eight time [...]Farah shortlisted … [Read more...]
Farah wins NYC Half on Debut
March 21, 2011
New York Half-Marathon, March 20 Double European champion Mo Farah (Coach: Alberto Salazar) ran a sensational half marathon debut in New York. His time of 60:23 was easily the fastest ever run by a Briton, bettering former World Marathon record holder Steve Jones’ former UK best of 60:59 in the 1986 Great North … [Read more...]
Farah adds European Indoor title to his list
March 6, 2011
Double European Champion Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) added a European Indoor title to his list of honours on the second day of competition at the European Indoor Championships in Paris. He claimed 3000m gold for the Aviva GB&NI team in a close fought race. With an air of confidence and his … [Read more...]
Farah to defend his Euro title
February 23, 2011
Following an exciting domestic indoor season, UKA today named defending title holders Mo Farah and Dwain Chambers in the 32-strong Aviva GB&NI team which will travel to Paris, France for the European Indoor Championships to be held on 4-6 March. Unsurprisingly, newly crowned 5000m British record holder Mo … [Read more...]
Farah sets European Indoor 5000m record
February 19, 2011
Double European champion Mo Farah (coach: Alberto Salazar) delivered the performance of the day when he smashed the European and British 5000m indoor record at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham. In a fitting conclusion to this season’s Aviva Series, Farah - who had shared the lead in the latter stages of the … [Read more...]
