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What is Olympian Sir Mo Farah’s real name and where is he from?

His story will be told in a new documentary by the BBC and Red Bull Studios.

Evening Standard

Real Mo Farah: What is modern slavery and the signs of human trafficking?

British Olympic athlete Mo Farah has revealed that he became a victim of human trafficking and modern slavery at just nine years-old - here’s what modern slavery is

Daily Mirror

Young Mo Farah was saved by hero PE teacher after being trafficked to UK illegally

Olympic champion Mo Farah opened up on being trafficked to the UK illegally and how his PE teacher played a significant role on his journey to become a long distance runner

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Sir Mo Farah hailed as ‘truly inspirational’ after revelatory documentary

London Mayor Sadiq Khan described Sir Mo as a ‘truly great Briton’ after the Olympic champion revealed he was trafficked into the UK as a child.

The Independent UK

Inside Mo Farah's harrowing childhood as a servant after he was trafficked to UK

Sir Mo Farah - who made history by winning the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medals - battled a tough childhood after being illegally smuggled into the UK aged nine

Daily Mirror

Mo Farah Says He Was Victim of Child Trafficking

Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah was brought to Britain from Djibouti at the age of nine and was forced to do housework and childcare in exchange for food, he told the BBC. The 39-year-old Briton, who was born in Somalia, added his name had been changed to Mohamed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympian Mo Farah was trafficked to UK, forced into child labour

The gold medallist has spoken publicly for first time about being brought to UK and forced to work as a child servant.

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GMB's Susanna Reid horrified as expert reveals thousands have same story as Mo Farah

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was left horrified when an expert revealed on the ITV show that there are likely to be thousands of kids who have the same story as Sir Mo Farah, and were trafficked as a child

Daily Mirror

Home Office say no action will be taken against Sir Mo Farah after he shares true identity

The Home Office have stated 'no action' will be taken against Sir Mo Farah after he revealed he is an illegal immigrant who was smuggled into the UK aged nine

Daily Mirror

Mo Farah 'really proud' of documentary revealing he was trafficked as a child

SIR Mo Farah says he is “really proud” of a new BBC documentary in which he has revealed he was brought into the UK illegally under the name…

The National (Scotland)

What Mo Farah said about arrival to UK in 2013 autobiography after revealing true story

Sir Mo Farah says in an astounding revelation during the BBCdocumentary that he is an illegal immigrant who was smuggled into the UK by traffickers at the age of nine

Daily Mirror

'Mo Farah is not my name or the reality': Olympic champion trafficked as a child

SIR Mo Farah has revealed in a BBC documentary that he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child.

The National (Scotland)

Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah reveals he was brought into UK illegally under name of another child

In a BBC documentary, due to be screened on Wednesday, the athlete recalled going through a UK passport check under the guise of Mohamed at the age of nine

Chronicle Live

Sir Mo Farah praised by fans as 'extraordinary survivor' after sharing harrowing childhood

Sir Mo Farah speaks for the first time about his heartbreaking childhood in an upcoming documentary, where he reveals he was trafficked to the UK at the age of nine

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The Independent UK

What the papers say – July 12

An incredible revelation from Sir Mo Farah features among the stories on Tuesday’s front pages.

France 24

Olympic great Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to UK at age 9, forced to be child servant

Olympic great Mo Farah was illegally trafficked to Britain at the age of nine from Djibouti and forced to work as a child servant, he has revealed, saying his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.

Daily Mirror

Sir Mo Farah's real family - who they are and who was the actual Mohamed Farah

Sir Mo Farah opens up during a BBC documentary - The Real Mo Farah - where the four-time Olympic gold medallist speaks about the 30-year secret he had been running away from

The Independent UK

Mo Farah says he was taken to UK using another child's name

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child

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The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah ‘really proud’ of new revelatory documentary about his past

The four-time Olympic champion said the film, titled The Real Mo Farah, enabled him to ‘address and learn more’ about his journey to Britain.

ABC News

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to the UK as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant

Britain's most successful track athlete said he was flown to the United Kingdom from Djibouti, aged nine, and given a new name by a woman he had never met.

The Guardian - UK

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked into the UK using another child’s name

Four-time Olympic champion made revelation in documentary, adding: ‘The real story is I was born in Somaliland as Hussein Abdi Kahin’

The Hindu

Former Olympic champion Mo Farah reveals real identity

The 39-year-old, whose father was killed in Somalia when he was four, said his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and claimed he was made to look after another family’s children in Britain

Daily Record

Sir Mo Farah was illegally trafficked into the UK under false name as Olympic legend reveals birth name

Sir Mo Farah revealed his father was killed in the Somalia civil war and he was separated from his mum before being illegally trafficked to the UK.

Liverpool Echo

Sir Mo Farah was brought to UK illegally and worked as 'servant'

Sir Mo's wife realised there were "lots of missing pieces to his story"

Daily Mirror

'Mo Farah's revelation of being an illegal immigrant is a message Tory hopefuls'

Sir Mo Farah, one of the country's most celebrated Olympians and a beloved household name, revealed he came to the country as an illegal immigrant, a stunning message to Tory leader hopefuls about the reality of their immigrant policy

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