Magic Mo Farah's golden moment

It was a great moment to see Mo Farah run to victory in the final of the 5,000m at the World Athletic Championships at the weekend. Just a week before, Farah had been pipped to the 10,000m gold medal in South Korea after being beaten with metres to go by Ethiopia's Ibrahim Jeilan.

The regret of missing out on a world title spurred on the Somalia-born athlete on Sunday and he made sure it was Britain who would be celebrating another world champion and also help cement Farah's place as the leading distance runner in the country's history.

After crossing the finish line, Farah sank to his knees to offer a prayer of thanks before embracing wife Tania, and six-year-old daughter Rhianna.

Farah was full of pride after the race, saying,

“It just feels amazing. When you make a lot of sacrifices, you work hard and not everything goes smoothly sometimes. In the 10k I was disappointed. In the 5,000 I had to work everyone out. I knew it would come down to a sprint finish and I had to make sure I had something left. My coach told me to relax and not let anyone past me.”

Farah has set his sights on winning a gold medal on home soil at next year's Olympics in London and is sure to become the poster boy for Great Britain following his success on the track in the last 18 months which has seen him win gold in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the European Athletic Championships last year as well as breaking the European and British record for the 10k, coming home in 26:47.57 in the Diamond League meeting at Eugene, Oregon in June.

"It's been hard work and a lot of sacrifices and I have to thank so many people who've been behind me. But you can't get carried away. It's a long way [to the London 2012 Olympics]. The aim is to stay injury free. Anything can happen in long distance."

From a young boy who came to the country without knowing a word of English to becoming world champion, Farah is a great role model not only for the Black community, but for Britain as a whole. His desire to recover from heartbreak shows he has the true British "never-say-day" attitude which is an inspiration to us all.