Magic Mo! Farah and Ennis win athletics awards for second successive year
Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis have been named athletes of the year for the second year in succession by the British Athletics Writers’ Association at the organisation’s annual awards event on Friday.
World 5,000 metres champion Farah took the men’s award for the third time, while Ennis clinched the women’s title for the third year in succession winning by just two votes from world 1,500m runner-up Hannah England.
Golden year: Mo Farah celebrates after winning the 5000m final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu
Farah said: ‘I would like to thank all the writers who followed my journey, not only in 2011 but for the past 10 years.’
Silver lining: Jessica Ennis had to settle for second in the Heptathlon in DaeguEnnis added: ‘The heptathlon is not the easiest discipline to follow and the athletics writers really help the public follow my progress.’
