The four-time Olympic champion will always be associated with his hair-raising triumphs inside an electric Olympic Stadium at London 2012.
There, in a cauldron of hysteria, a captivated crowd of 80,000 roared the Briton towards history.
Farah’s 10,000m gold capped an unforgettable Super Saturday for the host nation, following fellow gold medal winners Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford in delivering another spectacular moment within an extraordinary hour, forever etched in the memories of all who witnessed it.
Seven days later, he became only the seventh man in Olympic history to add the 5,000m crown to that title at a single Games.
“The London Olympics stand out the most, and winning the 10,000m on Super Saturday,” adds Farah.
“Honestly, that 45 minute-window was incredible. I still can’t quite believe [I was a part of it]. I still just think ‘wow’.”
Farah’s status as one of the all-time greats was cemented when he repeated that incredible double gold medal-winning feat four years later in Rio, even recovering from a fall to triumph in the 10,000m, before he finished on the track in 2017 by winning his 10th global gold at a home World Championships.
It is a list of accomplishments made all the more remarkable by the personal journey he has been on.
