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Born in present-day Somaliland, the then Hussein Abdi Kahin was trafficked from Djibouti to London under the name of another child, Mohamed Farah, at the age of nine where he was forced into child labour. He adopted the name as his own thereafter, becoming a British citizen. [7]
May 7, 2024 · Mo Farah, Somalian-born British distance runner who won gold medals in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, becoming the second man to win those events in two consecutive Olympics. In 2018 he won the Chicago Marathon. Learn more about Farah’s life and career.
Sir Mo Farah, CBE, is a multiple Olympic, World and European Champion athlete. For many he is Britain’s greatest ever athlete having accumulated 10 global titles which includes the ‘double double’ of gold medals over 5,000m and 10,000m at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Mo Farah is a British double Olympic champion middle distance runner. In the London 2012 Olympics, Farah won gold at 5000m and 10,000m – making him one of Britain’s most successful distance runners of all time.
Oct 18, 2022 · The story of Mo Farah's public life was already fascinating enough: he was a track-and-field star who became a six-time world champion; a national hero who won his first two Olympic gold medals...
Mohamed Muktar Jama "Mo" Farah is a British distance runner who is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m. He is just the second athlete in modern Olympic Games history to successfully defend the 5000 m and 10,000 m titles; the first one was Lasse Virén.
Welcome to the official website of Sir Mo Farah, CBE, is a multiple Olympic, World and European champion – the UK's greatest ever athlete
