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Abigail Nicholson

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

Sir Mo Farah has revealed he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child.

The four-time Olympic champion told the BBC he was given the name Mohamed Farah by the people who flew him over to the UK from Djibouti. He said he was trafficked when he was aged nine and revealed his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.

He told the BBC documentary, titled, The Real Mo Farah: "The truth is I'm not who you think I am," adding he needs to tell his real story "whatever the cost".

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