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The Real Mo Farah
''The Real Mo Farah'' is a 2022 documentary about the childhood of Mo Farah, a British athlete. In contrast to the story previously told by Farah, the documentary covers how Farah—born in Somaliland during the Somali Civil War—was illegally trafficked to the UK at the age of nine to be a domestic servant. After telling his P.E. teacher, he was brought under the care of a Somali friend's mother. The school obtained British citizenship through deception for him to compete in running events internationally. The documentary premiered on 13 July 2022 to universally positive critical reception. Though the documentary presents uncertainty over the consequences of Farah making his past public, the Home Office declined to take action to remove Farah's citizenship. With the disclosure, Farah became one of the most high-profile victims of child trafficking and modern slavery. Non-profit organisations and British columnists commented on how the disclosure may encourage other victims to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Farah
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a Somali-British former long-distance runner. Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner in the history of the sport, and he is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history. Farah is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m. He is the second athlete, after Lasse Virén, to win both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m titles at successive Olympic Games. He also completed the 'distance double' at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics. He was the first man to defend both distance titles in both major global competitions; a feat described as the 'quadruple-double'. After finishing second in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships, Farah had an unbroken streak of ten global f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
