Farah’s story and the reaction to it also prompted many to draw parallels with the government’s current controversial Rwanda deportation plan, which would see anyone who arrives in Britain by routes deemed illegal since relocated to the east African country.

“Sir Mo Farah would’ve been trafficked to Rwanda as a young adult if caught by Priti Patel. Hypocrites who want to be rid of ‘illegal’ trafficked refugees now claim him as British because of his Olympic gold… How many Farahs are deported to #Rwanda due to our racist/inhumane policy?,” wrote Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu on Twitter.

Sir Mo Farah reveals his real name after he was illegally trafficked to the UK as a child