Sir Mo Farah has revealed that he was illegally trafficked into Britain under the name of another child as a nine-year-old and forced into domestic servitude. In a new documentary, The Real Mo Farah, to be broadcast by the BBC on Wednesday, the four-time Olympic champion said he was trafficked to London by a stranger under an assumed name after escaping war in Somalia and had not, as he previously claimed, left Somalia aged eight to join his father

The Real Mo Farah airs from 6.00am on iPlayer Wednesday 13th July and 9.00pm on BBC One

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