A SCHOOLBOY incredibly predicted Mo Farah would take a tumble and still win Olympic Gold – THREE MONTHS before the games began.
Jayen Mark-Skitten, 12, did a mock-up front page of The Sun for a homework project to support Team GB – and described how Mo, 33, fell during the 10,000 metres final in Rio.
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The incredible pupil, from Derby, wrote in May: “As the 22 competitors jostled for position, our Olympic Hero found himself floored by a tangle of legs, which resembled a plate of spaghetti, instead of a field of world class athletes.
“To deafening cries, Mo picked himself up and set about chasing down the pack, from which he had been cut adrift.
“In a show of supreme will and defiance, Mo was not about to see his four year champion reign come to an end.
“The Somalian born Mo looked more like a Duracell Bunny as he powered his way through field, like a hot knife through butter, to claim his 2nd Olympic title with a glorious Mo-Bot finish line surge.”
His parents were astonished when the sports-mad youngster’s premonition came true on August 13 and have dubbed him ‘The Oracle’.
Jayen, who suffers with Autism and ADHD, even dated the mock-up front page – which he headlined “The Mo-Bot Reigns Supreme in Rio” – for August 14 after researching when the race would take place.
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His proud full-time mum Coral, 42, joked: “My partner Antony said that when Jayen first came up with the idea of Mo climbing off the floor to win Olympic Gold, he wishes he had put a cheeky tenner on at the bookies, as what would have been the odds on that?
“The mortgage would have been paid off now!”
The work, which he did on May 15 – 13 weeks before the race – was not graded but Jayen was awarded Academy Award Points (AAP), which goes towards end of year treats.
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The schoolboy said: “I really wanted to stay up to watch Mo’s race but because of the time difference it was on very late and couldn’t stay up.
“I was absolutely thrilled to wake up on that Sunday morning to find that he had won gold yet again.
“But then when I found out my homework story had come true, I was buzzing with excitement.
“We just couldn’t believe it had happened just as I had predicted.
“My dream is one day to meet him and tell him how proud I am of his achievements. He really is my sporting icon.
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“I have really loved watching the Olympics in Rio, especially all the Team GB Olympians.
“I am so proud of all our Olympic heroes like our GB Hockey Team, Jason Kenny, Laura Trott, Andy Murray and of course my hero Mo.”
Jayen, who attends Lees Brooke Community College in Chaddesden, Derbyshire, spent four hours putting together the project, with help from his dad Antony Yeomans.
Antony, 45, a water treatment engineer, said: “He absolutely loves sport of any kind and really enjoyed doing it.
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“It was a no-brainer when they were asked to pick a sporting hero.
“Throughout the Olympics he was glued to the television.
“I couldn’t believe it when Mo actually fell over – exactly like Jayen predicted.
“He was thrilled and couldn’t stop laughing.
“He’s like our little oracle.
“We are so very proud of him. He’s a wonderful son.
“Suffering from ADHD and a form of Autism, sometimes life has been difficult for him.
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“But despite this Jayen has always been very focused on his school work and all his sporting activities.
“It’s fantastic that he has had the recognition he deserves for all his efforts.”
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