Mohamed Farah Research Paper Sir Mohamed Farah is one of Great Britain's best distance runner, and his hard work and effort show just how great he really is. Mohamed had a rough childhood, it brought him to the person he is now. He trains hard, eats a clean, healthy diet. That's how he achieved his goals. Through his retirement from the track; he is committed and is continuing his career as a world class marathon runner. Mo Farah lived in Somalia, and eventually moved to London due to the fighting in the country. Mo farah was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 23, 1983. He was one of six children born of British born Muktar and his wife.(Pettinger) Mo Farah’s childhood was not without struggles and difficulties.(Famouspeople.com) He was challenged to fit in with society, but thats really hard being the boy from Africa. Mo struggled in school; however his talent and ability for sports encouraged and nurtured him through.(Pettinger) Being very interested in sports, he decided to stay with running through school and onto college. As an adolescent he went to St. Mary University…show more content… Mo Farah achieved all of these during his track career. Mo Farah was very busy during his last few years in track and field. He won gold medals, in the 5,000m and 10,000m, at the London Olympics in 2012 and Rio Olympics in 2016. Mo Farah is known for doing whatever it takes to win(runnerstribe). In the 2016 Olympic 10,000m run, Mo falls and still ends up on top, that's very hard to do! Mo Farah ran a pretty good times during his career. His personal bests in the 5,000 is 12 minutes and 53 seconds, while his 10,000m personal best is 26 minutes and 46 seconds(IAAF). Over his entire running career Mo Farah racks up a whopping total of 10 Olympic and World titles(BBC). Mo has had done things many people would only dream of, that's what separates him from every other runner in the
