BBC documentary to follow Mo Farah
BBC One is to follow Mo Farah’s brutal training schedule and family life in the build-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics. The hour-long film will give a unique insight into the double Olympic gold medallist and his quest for glory.
“As a reigning double World, European and Olympic champion, Mo Farah is one of Great Britain’s most successful athletes who is respected and loved by sport fans and the wider public alike. The unprecedented access in this documentary will give our audiences an incredible new perspective on Mo’s extraordinary professionalism and equally amazing personal story.” – Patrick Holland, BBC Head of Commissioning, Documentaries
With unprecedented access into the life and times of Farah, the one-off 60-min programme follows Mo through intense and remote training camps and race meets across the world in the USA, Africa and throughout Europe, giving a real insight into the man behind the Mobot.
As well as showing the determination and dedication that goes into Farah’s athletic programme, this candid documentary also shows the events that have shaped Farah into the man he is today as he reunites with his twin brother – who he was separated from for 12 years – and revisits his childhood home of Djibouti, the country he left as an eight year-old.
“The crew has been sharing in my highs and lows, traveling with me from high altitude race camps to international race meets, spending time with my family in the US and joining me on a visit back to my childhood home in Djibouti. With Rio now just around the corner, it feels like the right time to show what it takes to be an endurance runner and how I prepare. I can’t wait to represent my country at the Olympics again this year. It’s amazing!” – Mo Farah
In the programme, Farah openly discusses what it’s been like to relocate and integrate into a new country and culture, and the struggles of family life away from his wife and four young children as he trains on the other side of the world. It will also feature top sporting personalities and familiar faces discussing what it takes to reach the heights Farah has, why he became a national treasure, and the sacrifices necessary to succeed at elite level.
This documentary will be broadcast on BBC One in the run-up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Pictured top: The Mo Farrah waxwork at Madame Tussaud’s Blackpool, Inset taking a chance for gold glory on ITV’s The Cube.
