
Olympic Track Champion Retrieves Stolen Phone By Running After Thieves
An Olympic champion had to resort to his profession to chase down property that belonged to the track star after he witnessed some thieves stealing a mobile phone that he owned.
According to The Times, 41-year-old Sir Mo Farah, a four-time Olympic track winner chased down some men who allegedly tried to steal his mobile phone while he was out for a jog in the neighborhood he lives in. Farah was with his wife when the incident took place last week.
As he was running with his wife, he saw a white van pull up alongside a private road he usually exercises on and left his phone. He noticed the van with two men moving slowly and then saw one of the two men in the van grab the phone. As the man headed back into the van, Farah instinctively took off in pursuit of the white van. The champion runner caught up to the van and as his wife looked on, the men gave him back his phone and drove off.
An investigation was initiated on the estate which has around-the-clock security.
Sadly, Farah has been a target for thieves in the past. In 2019, while staying at a fellow Olympic gold medal winner, Haile Gebrselassie’s hotel in Addis Ababa, Farah had a watch, two phones, and £2,500 (3,167.54 USD) stolen from him. Farah accused Gebrselassie of not doing enough to help him find out about the theft as Gebrselassie accused Farah’s entourage of “disgraceful conduct.”
People reported that Farah is one of Britain’s most decorated track athletes in history. He won double golds in the 5,000- and 10,000 meters at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. His medal tallies are six gold medals as well as two silver medals at the World Championships during his running career.
Farah married his spouse, Tania Nell in 2010, and the couple have three children, twin daughters Aisha and Amani, and a son named Hussein. Nell has another daughter, Rihanna.
Sir Mo Farah Retrieves Stolen Phone By Running After Thieves
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