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Olympic runner Mo Farah has a message for struggling Gen Z: ‘I was child-trafficked … but I never gave up on myself’

From human-trafficking survivor to Olympic champion, Mo Farah has a message for Gen Z: Life will knock you down, but your success is your responsibility.

Fortune · Feb 24

Sir Mo Farah reveals his simple secret to success

One of our best-ever runners tells Lisa Salmon aiming for small goals leads to achieving bigger ones, as he joins a campaign to motivate the nation.

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

‘I went a bit crazy’: Mo Farah on rebellion, love, ruthlessness – and being forced to live a lie

In the first of a series of interviews with remarkable Olympians, Britain’s most celebrated track athlete opens up about his relentless spirit, his disgraced ex-coach and the terrible secret he kept for 30 years

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

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Mo Farah's trafficking hell - torn from home and forced into slavery by imposter 'mum'

Sir Mo Farah bravely shared his traumatic past last year, telling how he was ripped from his own family and forced to work as servant for his trafficker's children

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2023

Sir Mo Farah ‘honoured’ to be Patron of leading modern slavery research centre

The four-time Olympic champion revealed last year how he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

At least 34 killed in Somaliland clashes - medics

At least 34 people were killed in clashes between soldiers and anti-government fighters in a disputed town in Somalia's northern breakaway region of Somaliland on Monday, doctors and officials said.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

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

Olympic medalist Sir Mo Farah was almost refused entry back into the UK after competing for Team GB when he was 16. Coach Mark Gregory said a customs official wanted to send Mo back to Germany

Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022

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With Storied Career Solidified, Mo Farah Reveals His Deepest Secret to the World

On the eve of track and field’s historic party in Eugene, Ore., one of its most-loved stars shared that he was trafficked as a child.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 22, 2022

‘Real’ Mo Farah claims his identity was used to smuggle Team GB hero into UK as a child

The four-time Olympic champion said he often thinks about the ‘other Mohamed Farah’ following the shock revelation in a recent documentary

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022

UK police open inquiry into Farah trafficking revelations

London’s Metropolitan Police Service has opened an investigation into four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah’s allegations that he was trafficked to the U.K. as a child

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Sir Mo Farah pays tribute to PE teacher Alan Watkinson who transformed his life

Sir Mo Farah opened about the secret he had been running away from for over 30 years during an astonishing revelation during a BBC documentary which aired on Wednesday evening

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

Mo Farah's teacher shares 'bombshell' moment the athlete confided in him about past

Sir Mo Farah was trafficked to the UK as a child, and his PE teacher Alan Watkinson was one of the first people to find out, as Mo confided in him about what happened

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

Police launch probe into Sir Mo Farah being trafficked into UK as child

Sir Mo Farah revealed he was trafficked into the UK as a child to be kept as a domestic slave and that his name had been Hussein Abdi Kahin

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

The Real Mo Farah: This jaw-dropping documentary will leave you bruised and bewildered

The Olympic champion reveals his story of being trafficked to the UK from Somalia as a child in a film for the BBC

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022

The Real Mo Farah review – a beautiful, heartbreaking story that exposes cruel Tory policy

This hugely moving documentary sees the athlete bravely open up about being trafficked to the UK as a child, highlighting our government’s disgraceful demonisation of illegal immigrants

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022

Police open investigation into Sir Mo Farah’s trafficking ordeal

The Metropolitan police has launched an investigation into claims by Sir Mo Farah that he was trafficked into the UK and forced into domestic servitude.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022

Met police launches investigation into Mo Farah trafficking claims

Scotland Yard is likely to question a married couple Farah accused of forcing him into domestic servitude

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022

‘I’m not who you think I am’ — the secret pain behind Sir Mo Farah’s success

Trafficked into the UK and treated like a slave — the Olympic star’s story is harrowing. Ahead of tonight’s documentary, Jessica Morgan looks back on the incredible life of a national treasure

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Daily Record · Jul 13, 2022

Sir Mo Farah is ‘relieved’ Home Office won’t deport him after trafficking claim

Sir Mo Farah revealed in his upcoming documentary how he was illegally trafficked to the UK from Somalia and assumed the name of another child.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Mo Farah: All I ever wanted as a kid was to be with my parents

Olympic athlete reveals he was trafficked to UK after he was separated from his mother

Manchester Evening News · Jul 13, 2022

Mo Farah 'relieved' at Home Office decision after revealing he was trafficked into UK

The four-time Olympic champion revealed on Monday that he had been illegally smuggled into the UK under a false name

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Sir Mo Farah ‘relieved’ Home Office will take no action over documentary revelations

Farah revealed in a documentary titled The Real Mo Farah that he was brought to Britain from Somalia illegally

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Sir Mo Farah is 'relieved' Home Office won't take action after his trafficking claim

Sir Mo Farah revealed in his upcoming documentary how he was illegally brought to Britain from Somalia and assumed the name of another child

Wales Online · Jul 13, 2022

Home Office will take no action against Sir Mo Farah after his shock revelation

The four-time Olympic champion revealed in a BBC documentary that he was brought to Britain from Somalia illegally

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

‘This is my country’ – Sir Mo Farah ‘relieved’ Home Office will take no action

Farah revealed in a documentary titled The Real Mo Farah that he was brought to Britain from Somalia illegally.

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