{"id":10048,"date":"2012-12-18T14:58:21","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T14:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/12\/18\/olympic-hero-mo-takes-on-superstars\/"},"modified":"2012-12-18T14:58:21","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T14:58:21","slug":"olympic-hero-mo-takes-on-superstars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2012\/12\/18\/olympic-hero-mo-takes-on-superstars\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Hero Mo takes on Superstars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mo Farah on why he wants to be crowned an all-round Superstar<\/h3>\n
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HIS face lit up the London Olympic Games as he raced to double Gold glory. Yet Mo Farah isn\u2019t content with his glorious Gold medals \u2013 he wants to end the year as champion of Superstars!<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Sixteen of London 2012\u2019s British Olympic heroes (eight men, eight women) will compete against their Team GB teammates in a dramatic and thrilling competition \u2013 to be aired on BBC One this Christmas – as they vie to be crowned the two best all-round Superstars.<\/div>\n

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Here Mo talks about being part of the show. <\/div>\n

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What appealed to you about taking part in Superstars 2012? <\/strong><\/div>\n

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Anyone who knows me knows I like to compete and push myself.\u00a0 So when I got asked about this I was really excited to take part.<\/div>\n

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Which event are you most looking forward to?<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Well obviously I would like to do the 100m and 800m \u2013 a bit shorter than I normally run but I should be OK in them.\u00a0 So just for a different type of test I\u2019m looking forward the bike hill challenge.\u00a0 I think I can use my endurance to good advantage here.<\/div>\n

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Are there any of the events that you are apprehensive about taking part in?<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Definitely the swimming \u2013 I can\u2019t swim. <\/div>\n

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What training have you undertaken to prepare for it?<\/strong><\/div>\n

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I\u2019m back doing my own training now so I\u2019m getting fit again but I haven\u2019t really being doing anything specific.<\/div>\n

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Do you have any superstitions or rituals that you\u2019ll want to do before each of the events?<\/strong><\/div>\n

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When I\u2019m racing I\u2019ll always do my morning jog in running tights and shave my head on the day of the race.\u00a0 But for this I think I just need to stay focussed and maybe watch what some of the other competitors are doing, as I may be able to get some tips from them.<\/div>\n

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Superstars will be shown over Christmas.\u00a0 What are your own Christmas TV favourites? And what are your plans for this Christmas?<\/strong><\/div>\n

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My plans for Christmas will be to spend as much time with my family as possible.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be going away training in the New Year and won\u2019t see them for a while so it\u2019s important to be with them while I can.\u00a0 But what I do like about Christmas is there is lots of football on TV so I\u2019ll try and catch some Arsenal games!<\/div>\n

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Catch Superstars on BBC One this Christmas<\/em><\/div>\n

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