Mo Farah has claimed he was racially harassed while travelling through Munich airport.
The four-time Olympic champion left the UK for Ethiopia on Monday to complete his final training block ahead of the London Marathon next month.
His journey took him via Germany on Tuesday, where he had an altercation with a law enforcement officer.
Farah filmed the exchange on Instagram Live, later posting it to his Instagram and Twitter feeds with the caption: “Sad to see racial harassment in this day and age. 2018...!!!! #airport #germany.”
He gave a running commentary as he was pushed towards the gate by the officer, claiming it was “pure harassment”, though there was no evidence of any racial abuse in the 47-second clip.
A spokesperson for Farah said: “This afternoon, there was an incident at a German airport while 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.”
Source : theguardian
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