Olympic Champ Mistaken For Terrorist

“It’s unbelievable but because of my Somalian descent I am constantly being arrested when I cross into the United States,” Farah says who won Olympic Gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters running in London 2012.

2 times Olympic champion Mo Farah. Photo Credit: Photo News

“The last time I even showed them my medals to prove who I am but that didn’t help.”

Farah, who often trains in the United States, says he also has a difficult time finding a place to stay while he is there.

“I got a letter in which they wrote that they were investigating if I were a terrorist threat,” the Champ says.

Only after Farah’s trainer, Alberto Salazar, sought the assistance of an acquaintance at the FBI, was Mo Farah allowed to stay.