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🗓️ 18 November 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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This week, Dua is joined by sporting legend Mo Farah, whose four Olympic gold medals for Great Britain and six World titles make him the most successful male track distance runner ever. Following his recent revelations that he was trafficked to the UK from Djibouti as a child, Mo talks to Dua about living with a secret so large it threatens to overpower you, as well as his hope that by telling his story, he can help others seek the help they need.
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0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
0:04.6 | This podcast contains strong language. |
0:21.4 | Hello, and welcome back to another episode of Do Elite Bar at Your Service. |
0:25.7 | A podcast series in which I sit down with some of the world's most inspiring minds |
0:29.9 | including today's very special guest, Mofara, |
0:32.9 | the Olympic gold medallist who shocked the world earlier this year |
0:36.1 | when he spoke up about being a victim of child trafficking and domestic servitude. |
0:40.5 | It's a story that's powerful and tragic and equal measure, |
0:43.6 | but one I know you'll all walk away from feeling glad you had a strength and resilience. |
0:50.8 | For many of you, my guest this week will need no introduction. |
0:54.4 | Mofara is a sporting legend who has firmly cemented his place in running history. |
0:59.5 | His four Olympic gold medals for Great Britain and his six world titles |
1:04.0 | make him the most successful male track distance runner ever. |
1:08.2 | His wins in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics |
1:13.2 | sent the home crowd wild. |
1:25.2 | The lasting image of the London Games is of Mo and the Jamaican sprinter |
1:28.7 | you same bolt, celebrating together on the Olympic podium. |
1:32.4 | Running had never been so cool. |
1:34.6 | But Mofara is at the top of his game. |
1:37.7 | Come on, Mo, show him you've got more. |
1:40.6 | Mo went on to repeat his success at the Rio Olympics |
1:43.3 | and incredibly at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships. |
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