A POSTBOX in Isleworth has been painted gold in honour of the borough's Olympic medal-winning runner Mo Farah.

Royal Mail has today released a stamp commemorating Mo's 10,000 metre finals win at the weekend, and repainted the postbox at 477 London Road on Sunday as a permanent tribute.

Mo, who is 29, arrived in west London as a youngster after escaping war-torn Somalia with his family, and started running at the former Borough of Hounslow AC under Conrad Milton.

He attended Isleworth & Syon School and was also a student at Feltham Community College where he was introduced to athletics by PE teacher Alan Watkinson.

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