Mo Farah, Olympian runner, reveals he was human-trafficked into UK

British athlete Mo Farah stunned the world when he revealed that the four-time Olympic gold medallist was trafficked to the United Kingdom at the age of nine and his real name is not Mo Farah. Farah is the only British distance runner to complete the 5,000 metre to 10,000 metre double twice in Olympics history.

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The 39-year-old was being recorded for a BBC documentary when he opened the curtains from his past life. Farah said that his name is Hussain Abdi Khan and not Mohamed Farah. The legendary track-and-field athlete had previously said that he, along with his parents, had migrated to Britain as refugees.

He further revealed that he was human-trafficked by people he had not known. He said that a woman, whom he had never met before, had accompanied him from Somalia to London with the fake ID and passport. Farah said in the documentary “The Real Mo Farah”, ‘’The truth is I’m not what you think I am. I’ve been keeping it for so long but the truth is that my real name is Hussain Abdi Khan and my parents have never been to Britain.’’

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According to Farah, he was forced to work as a servant and do childcare. The woman who brought her to England used his photograph in someone else’s ID. He was told to keep his mouth closed and not to tell anything to anyone if he wanted to see his family, Farah revealed.

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Alan Watkinson, the physical teacher who trained Farah during his school days said that sports was the only language Farah used to understand. ‘’The only thing I could do to get away from the situation was to get out and run,’’ Farah said.

Farah’s teacher Alan applied for Farah’s citizenship which he finally got in 2000. Farah said that he often thinks about the real Mohamed Farah. 

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“I hope that chap is fine. I think about what could possibly happen to him. It scares me sometimes’’. Farah revealed the truth of his life in a BBC documentary that is to be aired on Wednesday.