VIDEO: Sir Mo Farah “racially harassed” at Munich Airport

The British four-time Olympic gold medal winner, Sir Mo Farah, claimed he was the victim of “racial harassment” while traveling through Munich Airport.

 

Sir Mo Farah has accused Munich Airport police of “racial harassment” after an altercation with an officer at the airport.

 

In Farah’s self-recorded video, the German official tells him to “go to the gate.”

 

The 34-year old Briton replies: “I’m going to the gate. There’s no need to push me.”

 

As the official grabs Farah, the long-distance runner can be heard saying “stop pushing me.”

 

The video was streamed live on Farah’s Instagram account and then later onto his Twitter account with the caption: “Sad to see racial harassment in this day and age. 2018…!!! #airport #germany”.

 

In a statement released to Press Association Sport, a spokesperson for Farah said: “This afternoon there was an incident at a German airport whilst Mo was travelling back to his training camp in Ethiopia.

 

“Mo felt that the incident was racially motivated and that he was unfairly treated by the airport security staff.”

 

German police, however, say Mr Farah was filming illegally inside the airport.

 

Sir Mo Farah is the most successful British track athlete in modern history, winning gold in both 5,000 and 10,000m in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.