Mohammed Ahmed of Canada bags a silver medal at the Olympics in 5000m track event

Darpan News Desk Twitter, 06 Aug, 2021 11:35 AM

Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed has earned the title of an Olympic medallist, securing a Silver medal in Friday’s 5000m event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Post medal feels 🥺@Moh_Speed wins his first Olympic medal 🥈 pic.twitter.com/QCCE1iGM0P
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) August 6, 2021

"The future is bright for you baby."

After winning 🥈, @Moh_Speed had some words for his teammate @justyn_knight who finished seventh in the 5000m in his first Olympic final 🤗❤️ pic.twitter.com/6UVkCpTAQ4
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) August 6, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Ahmed on his win via a Twitter post.

What an incredible finish for @Moh_Speed. Congratulations, Mohammed! 🥈🇨🇦 https://t.co/Q1TthjnnEk
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 6, 2021

His official finish time was 12:58.61.

Ahmed was born in Somalia and moved to Ontario at the age of 11 kicked off his career as a runner.

Ahmed made a North American continental record with his best time in the 5000m at 12:47.20.

Ahmed gave Canada its first Olympic medal ever in a men’s long distance track event.

Photo courtesy of Team Canada.

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