Sir Mo Farah is one of the most successful track athletes in the UK – and the world. The 4-time Olympic gold medallist in the 5,000m and 10,000m running events previously said he left Somalia at 8yo to join his father in the UK, but he has revealed the real story in a new documentary for the BBC. Born Hussein Abdi Kahin in Somalia, the 39yo said he was illegally trafficked from Djibouti to Britain as a 9yo under the stolen name of Mohamed and forced into work as a domestic servant. When he reached 12yo, he was allowed to go to school, where he revealed his situation to a PE teacher who had noticed his athletic prowess. “The real Mo” emerged after he came into the care of another Somali family, and the rest is history, with Farah establishing himself as a top athlete and becoming a British citizen in 2000. Farah said he was inspired to tell the truth for his kids and his own desire to “feel normal”.