“The truth is I’m not who you think I am.' Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. 9News
“The truth is I’m not who you think I am," the 39-year-old Farah told the BBC in a documentary calledFarah, who became the first British track and field athlete to win four Olympic golds, said his children have motivated him to be truthful about his past.Four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah revealed he was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant.
"I was separated from my mother, and I was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child called Mohamed Farah.” “I had all the contact details for my relative and once we got to her house, the lady took it off me and right in front of me ripped them up and put it in the bin and at that moment I knew I was in trouble," he said."Often I would just lock myself in the bathroom and cry," he said.In the documentary, Farah admitted his name was stolen from another child and used to create a fake passport.
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