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Farah shock winner of BBC sports award

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Britain's four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah was named BBC sports personality of the year for the first time on Sunday, edging out motorcycling champion Jonathan Rea to the award. Farah, 34, successfully defended his 10,000-metre title at the World Championships in August, although he missed out on another distance double after taking silver in the 5,000m. He retired fromRead more

Farah ends track career in style, Gatlin slumps

Zurich - Muslimchronicle

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah ended his track career in thrilling fashion on Thursday with victory in the 5,000m at the Diamond League final in Zurich while world 100m champion Justin Gatlin slumped to defeat. The 34-year-old Farah, also a six-time world champion who will now switch to road running, clocked 13min 06.05sec to defeat Paul Chelimo of the UnitedRead more

Mo Farah bids to give British fans memorable farewell

London - Muslimchronicle

British athletics great Mo Farah will hope his final track race on home turf on Sunday will have a happier ending than last Saturday's world 5,000 metres final. The 34-year-old, who will compete in the 3,000 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, produced a courageous performance just falling short of overhauling Ethiopian Muktar Edris. That defeat, hisRead more

Farah denied final gold by Ethiopia's Edris

London - Muslimchronicle

British athletics legend Mo Farah narrowly failed to complete a fifth successive global double on Saturday when he finished second behind Ethiopian Muktar Edris in a thrilling 5,000 metres world final. The 34-year-old, whose winning run in the 5,000m at Olympics and world finals stretched back to 2011, fought desperately to claw back the deficit in the finishing straightRead more

Pain no gain as Bolt and Farah's farewell party falls flat

London - Muslimchronicle

Athletics legends Usain Bolt and Mo Farah experienced some of their greatest moments in their careers at the 2012 Olympics in London but five years on and back in the same stadium, misery replaced joy on Saturday. Bolt, who won the individual 100 and 200m and the 4x100m relay in London in 2012, collapsed to the track injured anchoring theRead more

IAAF World Championships in London: Day 6 highlights

London - Muslimchronicle

Day six highlights for the IAAF World Championships on Wednesday: Men's 5000 metres heats Mo Farah may have emerged battered and bruised from his superb victory in the 10,000 metres but he will be intent on not seeing his farewell to track championships go awry in an event in which he has won the last five global titles (three worldRead more

Brilliant Farah captures 10th successive global title

London - Muslimchronicle

British athletics legend Mo Farah won his 10th successive global title on Friday winning the 10,000 metres world crown at the London Stadium where he won Olympic gold in 2012. The 34-year-old, who will bid to add a third successive world double in the 5000m later in the championships, had a narrow escape from disaster on the final lap whenRead more

Distance champ Farah seeks to end trying week on a high note

London - Muslimchronicle

British athletics legend Mo Farah will be looking for a morale-boosting performance in Sunday's Diamond League meet at the same London Stadium where he will bring down the curtain on his stellar track career in August. The 34-year-old quadruple Olympic gold medallist -- who will focus on the marathon after the world championships which run from August 4th toRead more

Mo Farah in Dubai: the 360 degree experience

Dubai - ArabToday

People from across the world can now go on a virtual running tour of Dubai, with none other than Mo Farah as their tour guide. On February 14, 2017, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) posted a video online, accompanied with a caption that read: “Mo Farah, Britain's double Olympic distance running champion, traverses Dubai's unique landscapeRead more

Nadal, Farah defend medical records after new hack

London - Arab Today

Rafael Nadal and British Olympic great Mo Farah said they have nothing to hide after their medical records were the latest to be leaked by a cyber-hacking group on Monday. They are among more than 60 international athletes, including 17 from the British team at the Rio Olympics, who have had their medical files -- mostly therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs)Read more