Sir Mo Farah has condemned Donald Trump’s decision to ban Muslims from several countries from travelling to America, calling the decision “ignorant and prejudiced” – and saying he will have to tell his kids that he might not be able to come home to the US from his training camp in Ethiopia. “I was welcomed into Britain from Somalia at eight years old and given the chance to succeed and realise my dreams. Meanwhile, Alan Watkinson, the PE teacher who discovered Farah as a schoolboy, said he was not surprised by him speaking out against Trump’s decision. “Mo has lived in the US for many years, had children there, and pays his taxes there. And while Mo is the most high-profile case, the whole policy is complete crackers and hopefully his case will highlight how ridiculous this blanket ban against Muslims is.”

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2017 13:17 UTC