Three members of Team GB were mugged of their silver medals and other possessions at the end of the opening day of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio. Lora and Neil Fachie, both double Paralympic champions, and pilot Corinne Hall, were left shaken but otherwise unharmed by the incident, which occurred as they made their way back to their accommodation.
Three members of Team GB were mugged of their silver medals and other possessions at the end of the opening day of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio . Lora and Neil Fachie, both double Paralympic champions, and pilot Corinne Hall, were left shaken but otherwise unharmed by the incident, which occurred as they made their way back to their accommodation.
Neil Fachie, from Aberdeen, posted on X: "We were mugged tonight in Rio, so sadly I'm not contactable by phone for a little while. We're all okay, other than being shaken up. "Passports, cards, some cash and our silver medals were all stolen. A sad way to end the day." The husband-and-wife team had won silver medals alongside pilots Hall and Matt Rotherham in the tandem team sprint behind Italy on Wednesday. British Cycling, which has a 29-strong team competing at the event, said it was supporting the affected athletes and had raised the matter with the relevant authorities. "The three riders are safe and well and are being supported by our staff both on the round and at home," British Cycling said in a statement
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