The Olympic champion revealed in a BBC documentary that he was born Hussein Abdi Kahin and brought to the UK with a woman and her children under the name of another boy.
In the documentary he said he thought he was going to Europe to live with relatives and recalled going through a UK passport check under the guise of Mohamed at the age of nine.Sir Mo Farah with his school PE teacher Alan Watkinson. Credit: BBC
The athlete said he had"not great memories" of his childhood home in Hounslow, where he was told to work around the house if he wanted to eat.After telling Mr Watkinson the truth, he moved and lived with his friend's mother, who took good care of him.Sir Mo Farah has revealed how he was 'trafficked' into the UK illegally
Sir Mo was warned by a barrister that although he was trafficked into the country as a small child and told authorities the truth, there was a"real risk" that his British nationality could be taken away.Sir Mo, who became the first British track and field athlete to win four Olympic gold medals, said his children have motivated him to be truthful about his past.
Ahead of the broadcast, Sir Mo wrote on Instagram that he did the documentary for his family"so they could understand more about the experiences that led us to becoming the family we are today".
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