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‘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

Mo Farah's mother is left baffled by his return to running as he gears up for London Marathon

I’m A Celeb star Mo has ditched any showbiz trappings and is back in full bootcamp mode ahead of the event in April after being forced to pull out last year

Daily Mirror

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

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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

Mo Farah had no option but to hide truth about his trafficking ordeal, says ex-teacher

Former teacher and best man at Sir Mo Farah’s wedding said he wasn’t surprised when the Olympian revealed his true past

Evening Standard

Sir Mo Farah’s PE teacher says star had ‘no other option but to lock away past’

Alan Watkinson played a crucial role in helping Sir Mo after he was trafficked to the UK as a youngster.

The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah's teacher shares moment he was told the truth about his identity on ITV Good Morning Britain

The Olympians school PE teacher Alan Watkinson spoke to Ranvir and Ben about Mo speaking out on his true identity

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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

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

Met Police launch probe into Sir Mo Farah trafficking revelations

The Olympic champion revealed that he was illegally smuggled into the UK as a child

Manchester Evening News

Sir Mo Farah: My family are my proudest achievement and documentary is for them

The four-time Olympic champion’s new film, titled The Real Mo Farah, aired on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK

Police launching investigation into Mo Farah's claims he was trafficked as a child

Sir Mo Farah has claimed that he was trafficked in the UK as a boy to be kept as a domestic slave and now the Met Police are looking into what happened

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

Alan Watkinson: Mo Farah's hero PE teacher that changed his life and fought for his citizenship

“If it wasn’t for Alan and the people who supported me throughout my childhood then maybe I wouldn’t even have the courage to do this" Mo Farah has admitted

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Evening Standard

‘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

The Independent UK

Sex trafficking survivor hopes Sir Mo’s revelation will help male victims

The four-time Olympic champion said in BBC documentary The Real Mo Farah that he was trafficked into the UK at the age of nine.

Daily Record

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.

AFP

Mo Farah relieved at UK govt support after shock revelation

London (AFP) - Olympic great Mo Farah expressed relief Wednesday after receiving fulsome backing from the UK government despite his admission that he was illegally trafficked into Britain as a child.

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The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah ‘grateful to be able to embrace UK’ after revelations about past

The Olympic champion has revealed he was brought illegally to Britain as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant.

Manchester Evening News

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

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

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

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

‘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.

The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah ‘relieved’ that UK Home Office will take no action against him

The four-time Olympic champion, 39, said there were a lot of people he ‘owed my life to’ and that had given him the ‘strength’ to talk about his past.

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