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LONDON 2012: Arab World celebrates Mo Farah’s golden victory
August 5, 2012 · 111 Comments
Olympic champion, Mo Farah carries the flags of Great Britain and Somaliland in Barcelona.
DUBAI — After outsprinting his African rivals and securing the first ever British gold medal in the men’s 10,000m, Mohamed Farah has became an overnight sensation in the Arab World.
The 29-year-old, who originally hails from Somaliland, received a massive media coverage last night in the Arab World after downing rival Ethiopian athletes and brothers, Tariku Bekele and Kenenisa.
His victory, did not only send the 80,000-strong spectators at the Olympic Stadium into a frenzy but also sent massive rapture into the Arab World.
From the native homeland of Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia to Tunisia, Mo Farah drew millions of viewers and overwhelming support.
He has been covered on all the leading journals, televisions stations and blogs. All the media hailed him as one of their own saying Mohamed’s Somali background made him an Arab athlete. He was fully embraced in the Arab World as the son of a Somal (Somali).
Media in Egypt greeted Mo Farah’s historical win, terming him as a British man of “Muslim and an Arab origin, with the same name as Islam’s Prophet”.
Likewise, the Somali people overwhelming welcomed his win — congratulating him and the GB team for their golden hat-trick last night. In what was Great Britain’s greatest hour in over a century, Mo Farah delivered their third gold after Jessica Ennis’s victory in the heptathlon and a gold from Greg Rutherford in the long jump in the same venue.
It took him 27 minutes, 30.42 seconds to complete the 25-lap race ahead of his American training partner Galen Rupp, who crossed the line half a second behind.
Ethiopia’s Tariku Bekele settled for the bronze in 27 minutes, 31 seconds, outkicking his older brother and two-time defending Olympic champion, Kenenisa.
Mo Farah said Saturday was the best day in his life. “This is what we train for, why we put in all the hard work week in and week out, put in over 100 miles a week. Then, to have the Olympics right on your doorstep and to become Olympic champion, it doesn’t get any better than that,” he told British media.
On Wednesday, all eyes will be on him again as he tries to win a second gold in the 5,000m race that will take 12.5 laps. He will meet rivals from Ethiopia, Kenya and the EU. Again he is expected to draw massive support from Great Britain, Arab World and Africa.
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Do we become Arabs when we win something?
Don’t disrespect your masters or you will be curse.
Moron, nothing else to say.
Outch Ha ha @Khalid you made my day ! what more can i add, you sum
up everything There i need to say !
The Arab World salutes Mohamed Farah for his golden victory at the 10,000m. He made so many people and nations proud. This is the spirit of the game.
when we are refugees in Libya and Saudi ,they call us ""cabidul aswad"" but when we are on top of the world with our own sweat and blood,they call us ""Arabs"" .Mo Farah did us proud as Muslims but not as a particular or specific race
Thats insulting indeed.we are Muslims and truly believe in the same oneness of God and Muhamad as His messenger but we are Somalis ,no whites,not Asians not Africans but Somaals!!
If we are not Africans, then what are we? I am a Somali, but I am not Arab, and would hate to be called an Arab. Somali's are Africans
these people are confused. somalis are africans
well said bro
We are not Africans? What are you then? We are African blood, root and soul.
He did fantastic, but why did he carry the Somaliland flag? He is not a Somalilander. The British press and TV say he was born in Mogadishu by south Somali parents?
Like it or not he is from Somaliland and that is why he carries the Somaliland flag. Now tell me if any body is proud what Somalia has accomplished.
@ Yusuf why would he lie?? just checked his website he is from the South.
Born Mohamed Farah in Mogadishu, Somalia on 23 March 1983 That's what the wikipedia says.
Wow, are you people serious? You divide among the ummah on race and now tribes. When will this madness end? We are Muslims first and formost, forget petty arguemnts about arabs and tribes. Allah will not care where you are from or what language you speak, but He will care that we damaged the Ummah with our words and actions. May Allah guide us all and take away these disease called nationalism.
well don't believe everything you read on wikipedia. He is a somalilander
@ Hana why would he lie?? just checked his website he is from the South.
What is point of him saying he was born in Mogadishu if he wasn't..?
Basically he is an Isaaq born in Mogadishu like Rageh Omar. Stop upsetting them dee you already know that hahahaha.
No BBC said his parents were southerners and he was born in Mog, so what has he got to do with Somaliland? Is he ashamed of Somaliland?
Yusufh good question..! I can't understand this.
I never met An issaq called farah !
kkk,ayanle your right This name does not belong to isaaqow.
yusufh.
First of all This picture it’s not london olympic put it was taken in Barcelona in 2010.international olympic games by law Athletes are not allow to display or carry any flag other Than The one They are representing.
Well going back The main issue here,The british see somalia The some.The reason british press and TV keep tellig he was born in mogadishu usually when reporting any Athletec background The media writes about where he/she was born, grow up and his/her immediate family.
The media will not report anything beyond That They don’t care whether his Parent came from gabiley,mogadishu,hargiesa.
This is all nonsense, somalis embedded Their heads tribesim.let’s celebrate all and cheer Mo farah next race 5000m.
k'naan
You don't make much sense to be honest.
By the way his father was born in London, so yet again where is the Somaliland link?
Yusufh, Mohamed Farah is Sacad Muse (Isaaq) we all know you can't lie about your qabiil. What's the fuzz if he carried the somaliland flag (The flag of his original place). Mo is probably not political so lets just be proud of him as a Somali. All Somalis are proud of him
It says his father was born in Hounslow (london), we all know one of the first Somalis who were in london were from Somaliland (North) Simaanadi, I got relative simaano who are old but would obviously know his father just like that if I ask lol. Even his mum is jibriel abokor (sacad muse). Somaliland are all celebrating him so is Gabiley his original town.
Amal
I am afraid you are talking nonsense. How can Gabiley be his original town, when he was born Mogadishu????
I am trying to work out waht he has got to do with Somaliland. His mum is from Mogadishu and his dad is a Southerner (born in the UK), according to the media.
he may have been born in mogadishu but his origins are from somaliland (ethnicity). his dad may have been born in lodon but his from somaliland. his nationality maybe british but his ethinicity is from somaliland. ethinicity and nationality are two completley different things
YusufH
If you can't accept that Mo Farah is a British man born in Mogadishu with roots in Gabiley, why are you here Indian man?
Shouldn't you be watching some bollywood instead of here dee? Just a question Yusuf-khan :)
@Kayse
oh look who is back!!
I still see that both reading and writing is beyond you. Back to school I am afraid.
Did I once question his birthplace? No
Did I once question his Britishness? No.
I simply asked why he carried the S/L flag period when he hails from the south.
Yusufh,
Even if he was born Mogadishu, his original town is still Gabiley where his family, lineage and clan is found. There are lots of Isaaqs who were born in Mogadishu. Mogadishu was the capital and everyone was there, it don't mean anything. His mum was cheering him from Gabiley on the night he was playing. Somalis don't need media, they'll know who you are, where you hail from etc just like that if you become famous.
My comment makes big great sense to Those people with open ideas.
It does not matter whether his father was born in himalaya mountain or london,everyone should support him.
About This issue link to somaliland,what is somaliland? to be honest most people Think as is@@qland nothing more or less,so for Them it does not exist.
In your book somaliland person must born in is@@qland also The his Parents see how you dividing more The society. no wonder is@@qs never make real solid progress.
k/ 'naan
In fact what you have said in your last comment doesn't make any sense to any mature person since you have bad feelings towards certain Somali clans.
As for Mo Farah, regardless of where he born or his parents come from, HE IS A SOMALI CHAMPION and as Somalis, we must be proud of him.
sharmake.
You did not understand my comment probably because you and yusufh are having less mental capacity to understand.
I have no hate what so ever towards any somali tribe,put what i don’t like is when people argue something That does not make real sense.
Yes, he may have been born in mogadishu but his origins and tribe is somaliland. Its like if you are born in france but your parents are arab, are u french? No, but its still your birthplace. In the end you are still arab. So Mohamed Farah is a somalilander even if he was born in the south.
I hope that answers your question yusuf.
Roda
The press insist his parents are southerners though, and he mentioned it on BBC radio London.
Yusufh,
Let me simplify it as to why Mr. Farah displayed Somaliland's flag proudly on the world stage since it seems you're missing the point by miles. I'm a proud Canadian citizen of Somalilander origin as such I never ever shy away for a moment to declare who I am and my heritage.. hope you got the point..
Osman Qaal
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mo farah says hes from mogadishu cuz thats what he said when he went to the UK as a refugee like all somalis. he is a somalilander from berbera….he just visited somaliland in January or february he met with president Sillanyo and the minister of athletics… so stop hatin he from somaliland and say mashallah at least he a muslim!
Thank you Burcoman
you have come up with a plausible explanation as to the Mog issue. It could be a fake asylum seeking story. Anyway bravo Mo, you did great.
Like every is@qs claim kkkkkkkkkk still hating on the south
Somalis are not Arabs. Somalis are pure Africans with Ancient Egyptian background, it is well known. The Arab myth was started in the late 1800s by the Albanian-born Egypt ruler – Ismail Pasha aka Ismail the Magnificent.
Arab ancestry is just a myth and colonial weapon against the Somali-ancient Egyptians by the Arabs.
They well know this fact too and its time Somalis learned their true heritage. The ancient cave paintings in Las Geel are testimony to how old the Somali race is. The notion that they arrived in East Africa with Islam in the 600 AD is just a fairytale story by Arab conquest.
Now we have Somalis who are confused stuck in Saudi and Afghan national costumes while the men borrowed their dress from the Bangalis and Indonesians.
Real Somalis dress like their real ancestors the Pharaohs.
Please see: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0LGj6dr_PqA/Twfvr66nzpI…
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtWbiHsWhNg/TwfUuBfmBqI…
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YD9-nHomSk4/TwitmAs3k0I…
Look at the ancient Egyptian on the right (above photo) and now look at Obama wearing Somali costumes below
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT4AUAiQ9…
Somali and Ancient Egyptian pillows: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9u-ed3tRPgE/TwjJK8xpmWI…
Somali and ancient Egyptians dancing, watch the dress, hand and posture: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tg73QHO-bGE/TwfmXamVAtI…
The stick is used by the two people. This is just few example not to mention our two languages who have many common words such as Rah or Qo'rah, etc etc.
Arabs are our Muslim brothers but we are not the same people.
Somali language has over 400 Greek words, going by you logic the Somalis are Greek then. Again by you logic Somalis will be Indians, Portuguese, Latin, Arab and Persian because you find words from these languages in the Somali language.
Somalis like their cousins in the horn of Africa are called Afro-Asiatic of harmito-semitics stock. According to the genes phenotype Somalis are more near to the ancient Arabs, Hebrew and Sumerians of Mesopotamia. From outside appearance Somalis bore resemblance to Africans maybe it is because of inter-marriages with other Africans.
yes it is true we belong to the afro-asiatic group. however can you find anyone who's ethinicity is pure the answer is no. some somalis not all have some arab blood in them mainly somalis who originate or live in the north. that is because of the migration of two arab muslims to present day northern somalia known as somaliland and puntland. these to arabs mariages to local somalis started the isaaq and darod clans which are the two biggest and predominantley main clans of northerner with majority of people belonging to these clans. the issaq clan is the dominant clan of somaliland with 75% of belonging to those clans while the rest belong to the darod and the majority of people in puntland belonging to darod clan. the southerner somalis have mixed african heritage with some minority having arab blood.
Jambazi you make more commonsense than this crazy Kayse. I buy your compsition because
of migrations and intermarriages. After mankind father Adam and Eve upto Prophet Idris,
mankind followed Prophet Adam. Then came Prophet Noah..the 2nd father of all mankind.
From Prophet Noah came two main Prophets of Mankind fathers..Prophet Abraham and his
relative Prophet Lot. All unbroken Arabs report to Prophet Lot and many other prophets of his lineage
family tree upto our generation 2012. Prophet Abraham's two Sons Ishmael and Isaac are the
Semitics. Note here Prophet/Messenger Ishmael through Arab marriage naturalized with the
Arabs lineage of Prophet Lot whereas Prophet Isaac takes his semitics through the Israelities
through Torah of Propht/Messenger Moses/Prophet deputy Aron and njil of Prophet Isaiah
the Messiah S/o of Mariam(Mary the Virgin)..The whole global Village is mixed intermarriages
but out of this there are two distinctive lineages… the Old Arabs lineages of Prophet Lot..
Muslim or non-Muslim…and the all nations Semitics muslims or non-muslims. The two in
all standards are called Arabica and Ajamica…Regardless of Religious beliefs or non-beliefs.
Cheers.
Kayse/Jambazi…To come back to the Somalis real Nationality.All fall into the Arabica Category.
Because of Prophet Lot and Prophet/Messenger Ishmael eldest S/o Prophet Abraham.
Note here the Isaaks and many many other dir Somalis are Afro-all mankind Semitics.
While many many others including all Darod are non-semitic old Arabica Nations of
Prophet Lot. Make no mistake all Somalis are Afro-Arabica. That's why the Somalis are in the AL
of Arabica.
Cheers.
I do not know why when it comes to our origins, Somalis resort to baseless, factually inaccurate claims. Can you not just use some common sense?
Do you think it may even be remotely possible that the Laas geel caves actually predate the Somali race? Which the by the way they do. Do you have any evidence at all to suggest they were painted by Somalis?
first of all the somalis living in somaliland descend from the isaaq clan which has arab roots. this clan strarted when an arab muslim migrated and married a local somali women in present day somaliland coast. does that not prove somalis have been living their for a long time way before the arab blood came . the fact that the somalis in the north have ixed african and arab blood shows that before the arab blood we were pure africans
The name Isaaq, Isaac predates religion. If logic is what you want can you proof Isaaq is an Arab name?
Also, Somalis, Eritreans, Ethiopians, Sudanese are all similar. Why not tell us about the facts on how that was possible?
kayse i think eidagale (which i think u are from past notes) are simply the smartest and realist issaqs. with obvious power history. which is a lesson.
laakin about somali history ARAB is an inclusive word it predates prophet Ibrahim as.
somalis are realtives of ALL cushitic people i.e seabans or sheba in yemen, and varies tribes in east africa like the promenant nubians. whether we first inhabited yeman or come from sudan and altomatly egypt is a very complexed subject. the middle east and souround is very complexed altogether.studies show nimrod was a cushit there are cushites in iraq even now nubians rule egypt even now i.e general of armed forces is nubian an so was Sadat who was asisinated after making peace with isreal.,
Oke the reason Arabs are proud is they know the history of D
Somalia and their different clans. And we all know where the Isaak clan came from. Anyhow, he is a Muslim and a Somali and indeed he made the whole Afrika and Middel East proud.
Stop hating people and focus on our victory :) … I hope he wins gold again with the 5,000m .. Inshallah.
The late Anwar Sadat once said when Egyptian arme wins in a battle, Arabs call the brave Arab army won.But when the same army lose in another battle they say EGYPTIAN ARMY and not Arab army lost.
So I don't wonder if they welcome every personas their arab brothers when ever that person gains any sort of win internationaly.
Ali
The author just confirms that somaliland is just ruled by a clan. The if statement stands as follows:
If you are isxaaq then you are a somalilander
else you could be, maybe under the possible terms.
If you isxaaq and you were born and raised outside somaliland, then you still a somalilander because youare ….
Not true. If Abdi Bile was born in Mogadishu we will still claim him as ours. And who said Mo is Isaaq anyway?
Just destroyed your argument havent I? ha ha ha ha!!!
warya baboon
everybody knows he's Isaaq.
and what the ilyaas is trying to say is that mo farah is claiming to be s/lander even thought he wasnt born there. Why because he is supporting his clansmen. Abdi bile is not a somalilander as he clearly supported and even wanted to hold the somali flag in the 2012 olympics but was denied that. Abdi bile is dhulo and he is a well respected man unlike mo farah who is a young man,doesnt have much experience like abdi bile and doesnt get respect like abdi bile because NO-ONe somali or somalilander hates on abdi bile.
we are not arabs we are proud somalis from east africa the only thing we share with the arabs is our beautiful religion which is islam we are poud of our boy mohamed farah @yusuft walaal he has never been to muqdisho he was born in gebiley/ near hargeysa but above all this he is somali and that should be enough end of
I think he was just born in Mogadishu but he left there very young but his parents are no doubt from Gabiley. At the end of the day he is Somali, I don't know what the fuzz . Well it just shows that we Somalis can actually find good runners and can be famous for our athletic skills.
no he was born and bred in gabiley, there is nothing that links him to mogadisho. he claims he was from mogadish as an asuylum seeker to the uk.
Who cares where he was born, he is muslim n somali and we support him thats the end.
I like how they call him Mohamed Farah here, cant stand British media with their Mo.
Mo is short fopr Mohammed. Or are you one those young kids brainwashed by wahabbis who worship everrything that remotely sounds arabic and think it should not be altered?
Folks,
Mo Farah has made a history for the Great Britain where he grew up and his potentials were spotted, particularly the person who took him under his wings and contributed Mr. Farah's triumph of victory was a British citizen.
Mr. Watkison saw Mo's potentials as he taught him in grade school. We should be add a bit of civility in the conversation and give a credit where's more appropriate. I'm so delighted and grateful to see a British fellow with Somaliland links as he mounted on the top of the Olympic podium with the highest prize around his neck.
Congrats to Mo Farah, his family and all the individuals who supported him along the way, it's a great moment I'll never forget about it for many years to come..
Osman Qaal
@Yusufh
I'm born in Mogadishu and I'm a Somalilander….they two things are not mutually exclusive. There is a long list of Somalilanders born in Mogadishu like Raaga Omar, and the girl who wrote black Mamba Boy.
For Somalis where you are form is not based on where you were born but where your father's tribe is from.
Mo Farah actually came to Somaliland last year to visit family. He is a Somalilander, but he is enthically a Somali not an Arab. Somalis are not Arabs.
"He won the battle" That is what counts. Somalilander, British, Arab, Somali, East African, African, he is a real world citizen and the whole world was in surprise when he won the race.
Give him any name you want ! The reality is: I share something great with him. ( ISAQ – True Identity ). I am proud of him and wish him sucess again and again………………
He was recently in Somaliland to visit his family, relatives and friends..
Mohamed go ahead………………
Do´nt forget Obama was in Kenya………………………… Why?
Mo Farah is a great athlete…..who is British. Forget all this Somali rubbish – if he wanted to run for Somalia he would have… but like so many Somali's before him he left and never looked back. He is a BRITISH athlete of somali heritage. Well done to him!
and btw… I'm not sure why Somali's refer to themselves as Arabs. I spent considerable time in Hargeisa and was perplexed by how many people said they are Arabs not Africans. Yet they also said how they were treated very badly by Arab people. How does that work???
wow i dont know why somalis are so deluded to call them selfs arab. but lukily you didnt go mogadisho were you would see haw!ye people call themselves arabs when they are very dark and look like silverbacks l
Go Brittania
Really? Stop lying. I have never seen a single Somali claim to be an Arab. You big fibber.
Go to Hargeisa mate and start asking people. All my colleagues told me that Somali's were Arabs not Africans – and were able to spin off some long-winded story about their ancestry from somewhere in the middle-east. In fact they even refered to our Zimbabwean colleague as "that black one", which was quite strange (and rude) considering their skin colour was roughly the same.
By the way – wishing Mo lots of luck in the 5000mtrs tonight. Am sure he will do well regardless of these useless debates over his ancestry. lol
Mohammed Farah // what is Mo or mo make it Mohammed !!
This moments belongs to Mo Farah who trained so hard for this race! Congrats to Moh Farah, his family, country (GT) and all those who contributed to his success. Moh, you made us (Somalis) proud and we will be cheering for you, along with all the Brits who consider you one of their own on Wed for the 5000m race. Go MO Go!
Bravo mo farah champion of champion love u
Mo Farah is Somali, will always be a Somali and we Somalis will always be proud and celebrate his victories .. I personally don't care what flag he waves…..
We have to understand Mohamed Farah, is British man. They invested so much money on him, trained him, nourished him, and got the best out of him. His roots lie in Somalia, Mogadishu where he was born, so ofcourse the man rightly belongs to Somalia. On the other hand if look at from the somali point of view he is from somaliland. However in to days world, the country which you hold it's passport is your country and forget about somalia and somaliland. That's why he is in team GB. However we are proud that our son has done a great job last night for his country and for the broader name of somalis.
his roots lie were his mother and father come from which is gabily not mogadish
frist of all congrats to mo farah.. secondly arabs treat somalis (and other muslims) like crap and when we succeed they want to claim our victory as theirs typical arabs.. somalis are not arabs we dont consider our selves as arabs. there lots of somalis in arab countries like saudi and UAE and they are treated like second class citizens with no opportunity in sports or education… somalilanders should be proud and any arab who says mo farah is arab should be put in their place!!!
@Yusufh Mo-Farah has only carried somaliland once and that was in Barcelona, I think he did that because a fan has thrown the flag at him and he picked up. There is no harm in carrying the flag of where you feel your roots belong to. You are correct he was born in Mogadishu somalia but obviously as everyone know the man is now British and his somali nationality is no longer with him, like thousands of somalis in the UK. They are only somali by ethnicity. That's the distinctions somalis can't make, yet brag about with their western passports. I think think people say he is somalilander because his dad belongs/hails from somaliland even though is father was born in London Hounslow area, funny enough he is British by birth him self. it's all some complicated stuff here.
M Lander
C'mon bro a Somali at a athletics meet :)
Wait a minute. Mo Farah was born in Mogadiscio yea? but his father was born in London from
another Somalilander father. His Britisher father married a Somalilander from Gabily Somaliland
in Mogadiscio where the mother lived and delivered MO Farah. Mo Farah was a Britisher born
overseas yea?. That fully makes him a Britisher born overseas since his father was UK born,
and more so having a dual Somalia Nationality of both Somalia where he was born and where
grandfather and mother were born which's Somaliland. In fact, he's A britisher and Somalia/Somaliland dual Nationality by choice. Tks M'Lander, you clarify things better.
Cheers.
WoooW now the Arabs are trying to acknowledge us Somali's after years of migrating to their countries and becoming an integral part of their society…..arabs are the biggest hypocrites in the world because 1.) they don't grant citizenship status to anyone born in their country if their not originally from their 2.) hey dumb asses if you were smart enough you would have capitalized off of all the Somali's who live in arab countries and put them on your national teams because trust me you already would be having gold medals
He did carried somaliland flag but not proudly like k'naan faved the blue flag in world cup 2010. In sports you lose or you win. Zamzam may have lost but she did carried somalia flag. All this landers calling zoomalia but on therlir pasdport it say their from mogadishu when the where begging for uk passport kkkkkkkkkkkk
knan came to Somaliland and was happy to be their. He even contempleted to shot his vid their but was concerned for the other Somalis who were lost. South Somalis are receiving the sympathy vote but they choose not to acknowledge it. Instead they pretend and show bravado at times of hardship. So we play along we are human after all.
lol no our one actually says sheekh, Somaliland, our beautiful town :) Thank God, no need to claim walawayn lol
Just kidding, Walawayns are Somalis too
walaweyn are real somalis unlike is@@qs with no root,and pls don’t your ridem faan.
corr..and pls do not start your ridem faan.
What you mean is@q r not somalis? So why do the look like rest of somalis. Darood, isa@qs, issas and hawiyes n the rest tribs in somalia, somaliland, puntland and djbutie r somalis. We all look the same and same deen n dhaqan. The only diffrents r the flags. Remember we all came from Aden n Eve.
actualy they dont look like those silverbacks from haw!ye land and those skinny monsters from darood land
Yes they do unless you blind or in denail kkkkkkk.
Somaliaqueen,
beautifully said walalo. Ignore that kaboon geezar, I think he's got some sort of condition called hawiyesyndrome or southernphobia. It's a shame but may Allah guide him in this month of Ramadan. Somalis regardless of which flag they have are homogeneously one ethnic group and are all proudly Somalis.
Ameen
@somalia.
Mr k’naan he is well known all around The world more popular Than any other somali person on The planet.
His song waving The flag was translate more Than 5o languages.
somalis we should stop This tribe nonsese disease,in The future we will see some somalis become famouse.
actualy over 1billion people were watching mo farrah. plus i dint even know who this knaan guy is couple of weeks ago
kabooooon silveback gorilla.
k’naan sang FIFA WORLD opening ceremany Watching more Than 1.2 billion That is when most people watch.
running event 10,000m by be watching four hundred Thousand.closing ceremany will watch 1 billion people including marathon run.
abdi you ugly baboon,knaan is ugly like your people te 2010 worldcup was only watched by 80 million people world wide.
@Somalia – Your point about being from Mugadisho is irrelevant. So what if his Passport says Muqdisho or whatever? 90% of Somalis living in the west have the wrong Date of Birth or Place anyway. At the end of the date you're who you're and he is from Somaliland not Somalia. End of.
I can't believe we are in some pathetic debate. All Somalis are proud of him so are the British who he plays for. Well done Mohamed Farah and you shall indeed be an icon, a model, a ray of hope to Somali athletes and young Somalis. Aim high and achieve.
I think he is running for GB so he is the citizen of western country. so why the Arab countries proud of him? He likes western not Africans or Arabs. So we Ethiopians will back the victory to Africa.
Ethiopians don't have the Somali speed and also Ethiopians are short, I like how they hunt the Kenyans but if more Somalis follow Mo Farah, Ethiopia will not be on the map.
Kayse.
We can beat any nation including These two THUGS ethiopia & kenya who had monopoly long distance running.
We need to create effective olympic committee, so They can do Their jop select good Athletics from every corner in somali peninsula.
at kayse and nuuridiin
on what dar00d planet do you live in. since when are these starving somalis better then ethiopians and kenyens at long or short distance. i have never seen zoomalia win a gold medel or any medel for that matter. please stop lying to your people.
If your born in Somalia, then your Somalian. If he get nailed for taking drugs, the brits will be quick to hail him as Somalian. Lets just call him a Somalian living in Britain. unless your born in the UK, your not British – Sorry. Thats my humble opinion
jay jakuna.
What is this word a new invention”somalian” it does not exist mate. we already getting sick of This word”lander”which is another fake one.
@nuuradiin
doyou want to replace it with walawayn
He is British and all his loyal is to Britain, teh country that sheltered him, protected, educated him, loved him and trained him to be a world class athlete. He should assert his britishness and nothing else. He should not be scared of accusations of coconutry or being labelled choc-ice by few complete losers
Rule Brittania Brittania Rules the Waves (…and now track and field too)!
MOhammed is a true Somali by blood & birth .The British are even stealing Third world Athletes now. Farah is prob scared of angry media backlash if he ran for Somalia.
BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA MO is a muslim somali and somalis are not arabs. Mo won masha'ALLAH for hin and insha'ALLAH he will win again and again. For those who say there r diffrents between darood, isaaqs and hawiye or somalia r not somalis or somalilanders r not a somalis they need to check their brain n eyes.
Both somalilanders and somalis need to understand that mo farah's victory is in no way a victory them but a victory for GB. somalia gave him nothing just a bullets and destruction and somaliland gave him nothing just a tribal support because to be honest the man was born in somalia so he must to have been a citezen of somalia before. but now a new country has given him everything he needed and he is theirs. unlike many of us, education housing, jobs and a passport, surely we should thank Britain for saving our lives beyond anyone could imagine. Arabs forget them, we not arabs we are somalis by heritage and and a citezen of X named western countries. Proud to be British than actually been somalia citezen, because that country failed to provide us most desired need for human beings [Peace].
However we will always be identified as somali by ethnicity.
M lander.
It does not matter how long you lived in britian YOUR STILL SECOND CLASS CITIZEN in britain.yes of course They held a lot of somalis compare to bloody arabs who are useless no good for anything.
When somalis put Their act togother have good a democracy stability They will produce very good Athletics world class.
Hello folks 103 comments so far so good but what have we gained from these hot debates?
Don't forget the World problems are between Arabica and Ajamica and the devils in between
the two major adjectives.
Cheers.
My Question to YOU all is……..
WHY ARE we (Somalis) Jumping up & Down and Getting so EXCITED.. about Mr Farah's Win?…..
Dont get me wrong I'm not against his win and well done to him……I would like to cong him……..
BUT
Are we forgeting Mo Farah is a Foreign National, representing a Foregn Country…NOT Somalia/Somaliand/Arab?
Does anyone remb how African people were full of TEARS of excitement..when Obama won? I see the same is happening….. BUT you need to Remember Neither Obama nor Mo will do anything good for Somalis/Arabs or Africa…….(and we shouldnt expect them to anyway), they are UK & US Citizens and that is who they will Represent…in every way……
so Pls pepople get a DOSE of REALITY….. and STOP claiming Other countries Citizens..as your own… becaue they ARE NOT…
kind regards