4-time Olympic gold-medallist Mo Farah reveals he was smuggled into UK as a child

Celebrated England longdistance runner and winner of four Olympic gold medals in 5000m and 10000m events Mo Farah has revealed he was smuggled into the United Kingdom as a kid and his real name was HusseinA report in Daily Mail on Tuesday said the 39yearold winner of both the 5000m and 10000m events at the 2012 London Olympics and Rio Games was trafficked from wartorn Somalia in the UK under another childs name after his father was killed in his home countryThe champion runner has also revealed that he worked as a domestic help for the family of the woman who brought him to BritainWhile all along the world knew that Mo Farah arrived in Britain as an eightyearold and stayed with his uncle and aunt the star athletes revelations in a BBC documentary The Real Mo Farah which will be aired on Wednesday have come as a shockMo Farah says when he arrived in the UK he only knew three English phrases Excuse me Where is the toilet and Cmon thenThe athlete who said his original name was Hussein Abdi Kahin was enrolled in a tough junior school in the predominantly white area of Feltham west London where his refusal to be cowed meant he was forever getting into fightsThe athlete also revealed the names of his biological parents were Abdi and AishaMo Farahs father died in 1987 in the war when he was just four and he was separated from his mother and sent to Djibouti to live with relatives But in 1993 he was smuggled into the UK as an illegal immigrant under a false passport bearing his new identity Mo Farah a name that had been stolen from another child the report saidDuring his first year in junior school in 1994 in the predominantly white area of Feltham west London he confided in his teacher who alerted social services to his condition and Mo Farah was placed in the care of another familyThere is a something about me you dont know Mo reveals at the beginning of the BBC programme Its a secret Ive been hiding since I was a child And to be able to face it and talk about the facts how it happened why it happened is tough The truth is Im not who you think I am And now whatever the cost I need to tell the real storyAlso Read Nelson Piquets racist comments towards Lewis Hamilton set to be investigated by the courtHe then produces his visa document and says Yeah thats my photo but its not my nameRecounting the tough times he faced in west London Mo Farah says I would lock myself in the bathroom and cry and there was nobody there to helpMo Farah who was knighted in 2017 added I had all the contact details for my relatives back home in Somalia and once we got to her the woman who brought him to Britain 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 troubleIf I wanted food in my mouth my job was to look after those kids shower them cook for them clean for them and she said If you ever want to see your family again dont say anything If you say anything they will take you awayMo Farah says his PE teacher Alan Watkinson helped him get away from the family and also helped him get the UK citizenshipI often think about the other Mohammed Farah the boy whose place I took on the plane and I really hope hes OK Wherever he is I carry his name and that could cause problems now for me and my family he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever