I te 5 o Poutu-te-rangi 2011, i wikitoria ia i te hiriwa i te 3000 mita i te European Indoor Championships, ka ngaro i a Mo Farah. Ko ia te mea pai ki te whakauru ki te 5000 mita i te 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
, engari kaore i taea te whakaoti i te kaupapa na te whara i whakakorea ai ia mo te nuinga o te waa. I oma ia i nga wera o te huihuinga i te 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, engari kaore i eke ki te whakamutunga. I muri mai i taua tau ka oma ia i te 5000 m i te 2012 European Athletics Championships (i te wahi i tae mai ai ia ki te tuaono) me te 2012 London Olympics, e whakahaere ana i te tuaiwa. I te Palio Citta della Quercia i te marama o Hepetema i oma ia i te rekoata hui me te pai o Azerbaijan mo te 13:11.34 meneti mo te 5000 m. I tae atu ia ki te tuawaru i te waahanga o raro iho i te 23 o te 2012 European Cross Country Championships i taua tau.