The Real Mo Farah

[Etch]

Programme on BBC1 at 21:00 tonight. I must say I'm surprised, given the heated discussions about "illegal immigrants" that take place on AB, that his admitting to being trafficked to the UK as a child has not been mentioned already:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62123886

[Old_Geezer]

I'm sure there are threads here on the issue.

[jno]

not in the sports section there aren't.

[Bobbisox1]

He was a child and once again evil traffickers reaped the benefit from him and others as they do to the present day,, I only hope these rotten to the core people can see what a wonderful caring human being they sent to us although they’d see that as a ‘favour’ ,scum, all traffickers !

[aelmpvw]

nothing on the issue if you key Mo Farah in the search box

[jno]

he was lucky to arrive so long ago. If it had been more recently he'd have been in Theresa May's hostile environment; Priti Patel would ship him off to Rwanda. Instead, he, and Britain, have four Olympic golds to their name.

[Etch]

I wondered if it might affect his British citizenship (obtained in July 2000 under the name Mohamed Farah) but I see that Wikipedia reckons "a barrister told him that there was a risk that he might lose his British nationality as it was obtained by misrepresentations; the Home Office, however, assured him that he would not face any repercussions"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Farah#Early_life_and_education

[Old_Geezer]

Well I know I've seen posts on it. No idea which thread they were hiding in.

[Old_Geezer]

One is allowed to call oneself what one likes. He's been officially Mo for ages now.

[douglas9401]

They're not going to kick out winning athlete and smiley, all round good egg now are they?

Who would tell us of the pros of Quorn, Weetabix and Oral-B if they did?

[Cloverjo]

Did Mo really have a twin brother (who was supposedly left behind in Somalia)? Why hasn’t Mo set him up in Britain?
Why send Mo off for a ‘better life’ and leave the twins separated?

I must watch the documentary. Perhaps those questions will be answered.

[-SharonA-]

I am a little sceptical of this story.
So his captors had a change of heart & let him go to school at 12 yrs old.
And his P.E. teacher helped him to become the athlete he is, lucky guy.

[Redhelen72]

I too am surprised but this Sharon, I thought for years he had been telling people that he was sent to the UK for a better life by his mother but now he was really trafficked?
I will admit that I have not read too much into it but why come out and say this now?

[pimplyteen]

I think he knew AB was getting bogged down with government and weather stories and needed a new one. :0))))) ;0)

[Ken4155]

I think maybe Mo's idea of being 'trafficked' differs a tad from what we perceive it to be.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sir-mo-farah-really-proud-004743564.html

[andres]

The people trafficking Mo probably told his mother that they were going to give him a better life in Britain. I don't think she would have let him go otherwise.