Ferrari Faqiri, a second year sports journalism student, enjoyed a successful 2010 which included winning the world martial arts championships in Las Vegas.
Preston born Ferrari has subsequently been nominated for a prestigious award, The Most Up and Coming Sports Personality at this year’s British Asian Sports Awards.
“It’s fantastic to be nominated for the most up and coming sports personality of the year, it just shows my hard work is being recognised and its gives me that little buzz to work even harder because even greater things lay ahead.”
No stranger to hard work Ferrari has to manage a university workload alongside a tough training regime which sees him work in the gym for up to fifteen hours a week.
“Just knowing the balance between university and training is hard. When I’m at university I’m a student and when I’m at the gym I’m an athlete, i try to give both equal time because i aim to be successful in both.”
Ferrari’s feet are completely on the ground thanks to one large influence in his life, his father Hashmat who coaches Ferrari and has also been nominated for Coach of the year in the British Asian Sports Awards.
“With my dad being nominated for coach of the year it’s fantastic because he works just as hard as me, He plays a key role getting me prepared for tournament as well as training. I started competing in martial arts tournaments at around 14/15 years old that’s also when i started working with my dad because i felt he would be the one to take me to where i need to be.”
Ferrari is now firmly setting his sights on what the future will bring, including possibly representing Great Britain in the Olympics next year. However, he will not stop focusing if he doesn’t manage to compete in London.
“If it comes it comes, I’m focused on being the best. Opportunities will come and i take them, there is no time limit on my success.”
“My goal is just to be the best i can be and whatever tournaments come along the way i just go out there with one aim to win.”
The British Asian Sports Awards will take place next month at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Full Story will be available in UCLan's student paper "PLUTO" next monday.
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