Twin Ambitions - My Autobiography (44 page)

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With Usain Bolt after receiving my 5000 metres Olympic gold. I know Usain from way back.

At a summit meeting at 10 Downing Street to discuss world hunger with the Prime Minister, Pele and Haile Gebrselassie.

Doing the Mobot in front of a packed Trafalgar Square. Everywhere I went after the Olympics there were huge crowds.

At the birth of our twins, Aisha and Amani. I was so happy I was bouncing off the walls.

Me and Hassan in front of the flag of Somaliland, the country of our birth.

It was lovely to spend time with mum and Hassan when they came over to London after the Olympics – and I got to take them around Bushy Park.

At Nike HQ with my main training partner, Galen Rupp.

Neil Black has been my physio from day one. He’s the best physio an athlete could ask for.

At the 2013 Anniversary Games where I won the 3000 metres. Being there brought back some great memories.

At our first fundraising ball for the Mo Farah Foundation. Interest in tickets exploded after the Olympics – we ended up raising over £200,000 for the Foundation.

Receiving my CBE from the Prince of Wales in June 2013. A memorable occasion.

Getting ready for a run in Beaverton with Galen (
right
). For the first few weeks under Alberto I was beyond exhausted.

The 2013 World Championships in Moscow. The 10,000 metres final, two years on from Daegu. Everything about that race was the same … But this time, I won.

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