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Debate rages in Britain as to whether double Olympic medallist and World Champion Mo Farah should be awarded a Knighthood
Britain’s Mo Farah wins gold medal in 5000 meters at the London 2012 Olympic Games, 23 August 2012. PHOTO/Stu Forster/Getty Images
Thirty-year-old Mo Farah made history in the U.K. after he became the first Briton to win both the Olympic and world double long-distance titles.
Farah won both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races at the world championships in Moscow, 12 months after clinching gold medals in the same events at the London 2012 Olympic games.
He was overlooked for a knighthood after the Olympics last year, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), a move that was met with disappointment and anger by many of his fans and the general public.
The country’s Prime Minister, David Cameron has indicated that he would “warmly welcome” a recommendation for Mo Farah to be knighted.
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