Mo Farah praised as ‘truly great Briton’ after revealing he was trafficked into UK

  • 📰 GuardianAus
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 37 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 98%

Australia Headlines News

Australia Latest News,Australia Headlines

Olympian hailed as inspirational figure after revealing he was trafficked and forced into domestic servitude

has been praised as an inspirational figure by friends and politicians after the Olympic medallist revealed he was trafficked into Britain under the name of another child as a nine-year-old, and forced into domestic servitude., fellow Olympian Brendan Foster, a friend of Farah’s who has previously described him as Britain’s “greatest sportsman”, said he was “absolutely staggered” by the news.

“I said: ‘Look Mo, when you win something, we’ll come back and interview you’, and obviously, he went on to win many many things. But he was still the cheeky chap. He was still the guy who liked to laugh and have fun.” The chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, praised Farah on BBC Breakfast as a “truly inspirational” role model, adding that he was “heartbroken” when he learned of the news.

“All I can say is I salute Mo Farah,” Zahawi added. “What an amazing human being to go through that trauma in childhood and to come through it and be such a great role model is truly inspirational – and exemplary.”“Everything Sir Mo has survived proves he’s not only one of our greatest Olympians but a truly great Briton,” Khan

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Mo Farah trafficked to UK under false nameMo Farah, the icon of London’s 2012 Games who became the first Brit to win four track and field gold medals, said his children have motivated him to be truthful about his past. What was his false name? Mo Better Blues? Mo Jo? Will Mo be deported due to being an illegal immigrant? Why has no one named the family that he served?
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »

Mo Farah trafficked to UK under false nameMo Farah, the icon of London’s 2012 Games who became the first Brit to win four track and field gold medals, said his children have motivated him to be truthful about his past. What about drug taking
Source: theage - 🏆 8. / 77 Read more »

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked into the UK using another child’s nameThe four-time Olympic champion made the confession in a BBC documentary, adding: ‘The real story is I was born in Somaliland as Hussein Abdi Kahin’
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

'Not my name': Sir Mo Farah says he was brought to the United Kingdom illegally as a childIn a new BBC documentary, Olympic distance runner Sir Mo Farah has revealed he was trafficked under the name of another boy: Wow - that will be a really interesting documentary to see
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked into the UK using another child’s nameThe four-time Olympic champion made the confession in a BBC documentary, adding: ‘The real story is I was born in Somaliland as Hussein Abdi Kahin’
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

Mo Farah trafficked to UK under false nameMo Farah, the icon of London’s 2012 Games who became the first Brit to win four track and field gold medals, said his children have motivated him to be truthful about his past. What was his false name? Mo Better Blues? Mo Jo? Will Mo be deported due to being an illegal immigrant? Why has no one named the family that he served?
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »