Mo Farah knighted

miaoooooooow wrote:

Paula is female. Of course Farah would destroy her.

Sexist!

JB350 wrote:

Mo Farah gets a Knighthood in the New Year Honours.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/38462146

Did you say that Mo has been knighted by the Queen?

Did you really have to bring this up now?

(I can see that LRC has already deleted my post from yesterday.)

(They are no fun at all.)

Please stop it Mo.

Take that British flag down now!!!

His new name is:

Sir SlowMoâ„¢

BullSlacker wrote:

Some world record's were so easy. Some still are

Some world record's what were so easy?

Funny how the world rewards crooks and cheaters and the nice guys get screwed. What an F"ed up world.

bentleysandlambchop$$$kid wrote:

Funny how the world rewards crooks and cheaters and the nice guys get screwed. What an F"ed up world.

Welcome to the real world

World records, for the most part, are only noticed - much less valued - by that narrow, dysfunctional sliver of society that is prone to commenting on message boards such as this one. Olympic medals - especially gold medals - have far greater currency and are believed to bring much more glory to the nation for which the athlete competes. Pretty simple, really.

miaoooooooow wrote:

That is not my point.

Hmm, my point was that nobody remembers who held records once, I'm not sure what your point was.

I love how

"Deport that Muslim piece of trash."

was deleted but equally racist things towards mexicans and black peoples have been posted here and the mods have done nothing about it.

Be consistent or don't moderate at all

Valerie Adams was also made a Dame.

Paula is female. Of course Farah would destroy her.

Medals are no more permanent than world records. If you break a world record you are listed forever on the WR progression, if you win a medal you are listed as a medalist forever. Same thing in my books. Plus being Olympic gold medalist does not show that you are the best in your era, just the best on a particular day.

I believe Mo's best events are 1500m-5000m and that had he tried he may of got either of those WR. But I can't see him breaking the 10000m record or marathon - both things he has said he wants to do. Farah is past his best (though will probably win in London next year), it is a shame he didn't go for WRs at the shorter distance earl;ier in his carer.

As a runner I have more respect for WR holders, past and present, than some Olympic gold medalists. You can't fluke a WRit]

You can't fluke 9 golds. Everyone knows what date the Olympics are on. It's harder to win when you may not be feeling your best and the pressure is on and has been for 4 years than just waiting for should day. Running is about competition not a time trial.

Either way he was had many more world level golds than she has wrs.

The Queen made one excellent choice:At 87, Sir Roger Bannister has chalked up another significant achievement. The first man to run a mile in under four minutes, in 1954, he joins an elite group as a Companion of Honour - a special award for service of conspicuous national importance limited to 65 people at a time.Recipients wear the initials CH after their name and members currently include Stephen Hawking and Desmond Tutu.

JB350 wrote:

Mo Farah gets a Knighthood in the New Year Honours.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/38462146

rjm33 wrote:

The Queen made one excellent choice:

At 87, Sir Roger Bannister has chalked up another significant achievement. The first man to run a mile in under four minutes, in 1954, he joins an elite group as a Companion of Honour - a special award for service of conspicuous national importance limited to 65 people at a time.

Recipients wear the initials CH after their name and members currently include Stephen Hawking and Desmond Tutu.

JB350 wrote:

Mo Farah gets a Knighthood in the New Year Honours.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/38462146

You think running sub 4 is better than 4 Olympic gold medals. Ok.

rjm33 wrote:

The Queen made one excellent choice:

At 87, Sir Roger Bannister has chalked up another significant achievement. The first man to run a mile in under four minutes, in 1954, he joins an elite group as a Companion of Honour - a special award for service of conspicuous national importance limited to 65 people at a time.

Recipients wear the initials CH after their name and members currently include Stephen Hawking and Desmond Tutu.

JB350 wrote:

Mo Farah gets a Knighthood in the New Year Honours.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/38462146

Hey rjm, I wouldn't worry to much about it if I was you because either Mo eventually moves back to Britain which is unlikely because he will have to pay tax (which he and Tania dislike although Tania was a solo-mother living off the public purse) or he takes US citizen and thereby relinquishes his title (no more Lady Tania Farah) or he goes back to Djibouti/Somalia and nobody cares, probably gets shot by pirates.

....or, he continues doing what he currently does... a UK national living in USA and paying tax there

When the doping tests finally catch up with him, he can't be stripped of his knighthood. Always a risk honouring someone who is still active in their profession.

He could be stripped of his knighthood but that would need to be based on concrete evidence of wrongdoing not rumour and speculation and who he may know.

Mo Farah cousin is Mo Szyslak. It is no wonder Mo looks like Homer Simpsons.

How come no Indians have been knighted? They brought curry to the British Isles and like Apu on the Simpsons, are behind every convenience store counter in the free world.

Son of Ames wrote:

Mo Farah cousin is Mo Szyslak. It is no wonder Mo looks like Homer Simpsons.