A warm and inviting character, Mo is a wonderful Olympic speaker who relates to almost anyone in the audience and helps listeners to be the best they can be. Originally Somalian born, Mo moved to the UK aged 8 to join his father in London, where his sporting ability was first noticed by his school PE Teacher whilst playing football.
Farah represented Hounslow in cross-country and athletics, winning five English Schools titles as well as finding success at the European Junior Athletics Championship. During his senior career, Mo continued his growing success, breaking European and British records on his way to becoming the world’s best long distance track athlete.
At the 2012 London Games, all of Mo’s hard altitude training in Ethiopia paid off with two incredibly famous and memorable Olympic Gold medals, for the 5000m and 10000m events. The noise in the stadium in the final stages of the 5000m was reportedly so loud that television cameras began to shake and the photo finish became distorted.
Mo overcame the huge pressure that had ensued with the build up to the games, performing spectacularly and achieving everything he had ever hoped for. The ability to perform despite huge pressure is a fantastic attribute to have and Mo shares his invaluable advice with audiences during speeches as an Olympic speaker.
Mo is happy to appear at conferences and events to give his insightful story as an Olympic speaker of performing at the highest levels of athletics. Equally at home participating in question and answer sessions, Mo enjoys delivering anecdotal tales of his regime that makes him the world’s very best.
