Lisbon Mo Farah

Lisbon victory suggests that Mo Farah anticipates another successful track season

 March 22, 2015   John Welsh

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Mo Farah demonstrated his well-being yet again during the early stages of the 2015 athletics season by claiming victory at the Lisbon Half-Marathon in a European record time of 59 minutes and 32 seconds, which follows his two mile indoor World record breaking performance in Birmingham just a few weeks earlier. For an athlete sometimes […]

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Usain Bolt

The Unique Personal Worlds of Usain Bolt and Mo Farah

 February 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Many years ago, it would have been thought unbelievable that track athletes could survive without competing but not anymore if you are a Usain Bolt or a Mo Farah. Bolt hasn’t run in a normal competition for nearly one year but the Jamaican world champion sprinter still holds sway in the events of his choice. […]

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Farah and Dibaba

Farah and Dibaba discover the harsh world of marathon racing at London

 April 13, 2014   John Welsh

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The elite races for both the men and ladies events in the 2014 London Marathon had been described as clash between the established distance runners and the best of the 10,000 metre track athletes who were hoping for successful debuts on the 26.2 mile course. Tirunesh Dibaba and Mo Farah are the current Olympic and […]

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Mohamed Farah

Farah learns a painful lesson at New York City Half Marathon

 March 17, 2014   John Welsh

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Beginning a city half marathon at 7.30 am on a Sunday morning is not the most convenient time for participating runners, given the need for suitable transportation to the starting area, but officials responsible for the 2104 New York City race deemed it an appropriate time. They were rewarded by the appearance of Mo Farah […]

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Mo Farah: A tactical genius but not quite an all-time great

 August 18, 2013   John Welsh

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The IAFF World Athletics Championship may now be over and during a week in which no new world records were witnessed on the track, both Usain Bolt and Mo Farah repeated their double individual gold medal performances from the London Olympics. Usain Bolt is the World’s fastest ever sprinter while Farah is also being described […]

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