Mo Ahmed from St. Catharines, Ontario has just claimed the silver medal in the men's 5000m at the Tokyo Olympics.
Ahmed finished the race in 12:58.61, less than a second behind Joshua Cheptegei who won the gold.
Fellow Canadian Justyn Knight placed seventh.
MOH AHMED - SILVER 🥈
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 6, 2021
He turns on the jets in the last lap and roars to a 2nd place finish in the 5,000m in a time of 12:58.61 pic.twitter.com/iwCRcsruXt
Ahmed, who previously won bronze at the 2019 World Championships, was one of Canada's medal hopefuls in track and field during the summer games.
Hug it out @Moh_Speed, this is your moment 🥈 pic.twitter.com/uvoos946jr
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 6, 2021
Born in Somalia, Ahmed, moved to Canada at the age of 11 and has been a rising star in Canada since competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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