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Phil Cardy

Mo Farah almost refused entry back to UK as a teen after airport row over paperwork

Olympic hero Sir Mo Farah could have ended up running for Germany instead of Britain – after an airport row over his paperwork.

The four-time gold medallist was almost refused entry back into the UK after competing for Team GB when he was 16.

Mo – who has revealed he was trafficked to the UK as a child – was in a youth team competing against Poland and Germany in Neubrandenburg, north of Berlin, in August 1999.

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