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I'm the real Mo Farah: Boy who was left behind in poverty in Somalia when Olympics hero assumed his identity to come to Britain speaks out in world exclusive interview ⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 28 (Fri) @ 18:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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In the London Olympics, Mo Farah carried the hopes and dreams of every Somali in Eastleigh, Kenya. But one refugee was particularly captivated - a 29-year-old also called Mohamed Farah.