The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into Sir Mo Farah's revelation that he was trafficked to the UK as a child
In the documentary The Real Mo Farah, broadcast on Wednesday night, Sir Mo said he was helped to obtain UK citizenship by his school PE teacher Alan Watkinson, while still using the name Mohamed Farah.He wrote on Instagram: "I'm so proud have represented Great Britain and to achieved what I have as a GB athlete."I did this documentary for them, so they could understand more about the experiences that led us to becoming the family we are today.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he said: "It was really difficult, but he was in that situation where, really, he had no other option. "But I know Mo. When he decides he wants to do something, he goes and does it, and more often than not his instinct is right.Mr Watkinson said Sir Mo "came alive" during PE lessons because it was "the one enjoyment he had" and the "one way he could express himself".
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