Mo Farah is one of Team GB’s best ever Olympians, and his identical brother has been instrumental in his success.
Sir Farah, 39, has previously emphasized the stability that his twin brother provided for him while growing up in Somalia.
In tonight’s documentary, the Olympic winner will uncover the stunning reason behind his name change, as well as explore the effect it had on his family.
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Who is Sir Mo Farah?
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah was born on March 23, 1983 in Somalia.
Farah was born Hussein Abdi Kahin in Somaliland on March 23, 1983.
Sir Mo Farah Age
Mo Farah is 39 YEARS OLD.
MO Farah height
Mo farah stands at 1.75 m and Weights approximately 58 kg
He is a British distance runner.
He is the most successful male track distance runner in history, with ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World crowns).
He is also the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history.
Farah claims that his father perished in a civil war when he was four years old, and that he was separated from his mother.
He was unlawfully transported to the United Kingdom via Djibouti at the age of nine.
He was then given the identity Mohammed Farah and forced to work as a domestic servant.
He claimed he was transported over from the country by a woman he had never met and then forced to care for the children of another family.
In July 2000, he was granted British citizenship under the name Mohamed Farah.
These portions of his past were not made public until July 2022., and a barrister informed him that there was nothing he could do.
Mo Farah Wife
Farah married his longtime partner Tania Nell in Richmond, London, in April 2010. Paula Radcliffe, Steve Cram, Hayley Yelling, Jo Pavey, Mustafa Mohamed, and Scott Overall served as ushers during the wedding.
From this connection, Farah has a stepdaughter named Rihanna. In August 2012, he and his wife had twin girls named Aisha and Amani.
Farah and Nell welcomed a baby named Hussein in 2015.
Mo Farah Children
Rhianna Farah, Hussein Mo Farah, Amani Farah, Aisha Farah.
Career
From 2001 through 2011, he ran for Newham and Essex Beagles athletics club, training at St Mary’s University College in Twickenham.
Farah has the European records for the 10,000 meters, half marathon, marathon, and two miles, as well as the British record for the 5000 meters, the British indoor mark for the 3000 meters, and the current world record for the one hour run and the indoor world record for the two miles.
Farah made history by becoming the first British athlete to win two gold medals at the same global championships.
His five gold medals at the European Athletics Championships made him the most successful athlete in the championships’ history in individual events.
He has won the European Athlete of the Year title three times and the British Athletics Writers Association British Athlete of the Year award six times, more than any other athlete.
Farah was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2017.
Farah was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to athletics after being named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2013.
He won the 2018 Chicago Marathon in 2:05:11, a personal best.
Mo Farah Net-Worth
Mo Farah’s net worth is estimated at $6 million.
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