''Olympic star's first ever joint interview with twin Hassan''
OLYMPIC hero Mo Farah is larking about with identical twin brother Hassan — and the way they behave no one would think they have lived apart for 21 years. They giggle at the same jokes, prod and poke each other — and even mimic Mo’s signature Mobot pose together.
OLYMPIC hero Mo Farah is larking about with identical twin brother Hassan — and the way they behave no one would think they have lived apart for 21 years. They giggle at the same jokes, prod and poke each other — and even mimic Mo’s signature Mobot pose together.
Hassan slaps Mo’s shaven head while the Team GB champ teases his brother about his weight. Their bond is obvious and heartwarming but it is also slightly surprising because the twins were separated aged eight. They started life together in Mogadishu, Somalia — but in 1991 Mo was brought to England by his father to escape a brutal civil war and Hassan stayed with mum Aisha.
Mo is a national treasure, after winning two gold medals at London 2012 in the 5,000m and the 10,000m. Hassan enjoys a far more modest life. He works as a car mechanic in the town of Hargeisa in northern Somalia (Somaliland), where he lives with his wife and five children.
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