• British athlete Mo Farah, left, alongside Aref Al Awani, general secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, at the Legends Night 2019 held at Sky News Arabia in Abu Dhabi. All photos Victor Besa / The National
    British athlete Mo Farah, left, alongside Aref Al Awani, general secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, at the Legends Night 2019 held at Sky News Arabia in Abu Dhabi. All photos Victor Besa / The National
  • Multiple Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah poses for a selfie.
    Multiple Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah poses for a selfie.
  • Former Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil World Cup winner Roberto Carlos with young fans at Legends Night 2019.
    Former Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil World Cup winner Roberto Carlos with young fans at Legends Night 2019.
  • Former Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil World Cup winner Roberto Carlos poses for a selfie with a fan.
    Former Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil World Cup winner Roberto Carlos poses for a selfie with a fan.
  • From left: Talal Al Hashemi, UAE Special Olympics director; former Barcelona and France defender Eric Abidal , British track and marathon runner Mo Farah.
    From left: Talal Al Hashemi, UAE Special Olympics director; former Barcelona and France defender Eric Abidal , British track and marathon runner Mo Farah.
  • Multiple Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah arrives at Legends Night 2019 in Abu Dhabi.
    Multiple Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah arrives at Legends Night 2019 in Abu Dhabi.

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Mo Farah, Roberto Carlos and other sporting legends attend Sky News Arabia Legends Night - in pictures

Brazil World Cup winner Cafu also at the suhoor in Abu Dhabi

Amith Passela
Amith Passela

May 27, 2019

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Mo Farah, the double Olympic gold medal winner in the 5,000m and 10,000m at both the 2012 and 2016 Games, was one of the star name in attendance at the Sky News Arabia Legends Night at their headquarters in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Farah was joined by football stars such as Luis Figo, the former Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Portugal winger, Roberto Carlos, Brazilian World Cup winners Roberto Carlos and Cafu, and former world champion boxer "Prince" Naseem Hamed.

Omar Al Fadhli and Reem Abdullah, the emerging young Emirati jiu-jitsu fighters, were presented with the "Legends of the Year" awards along with Emirati figure skater Zahra Lari and Raha Moharrak, the youngest Arab woman to conquer Mount Everest.

Other recipients included the UAE Special Olympics team and the UAE football team who qualified for the 1990 football World Cup.

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