By AL
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updated at 10:40 a.m.
Victim of a theft on Sunday by two men in a van, the British Mo Farah, former Olympic champion over 5,000m and 10,000m, ran after his thieves and managed to recover his phone, revealed the English media Mail on Sunday.
Mo Farah (41 years old) still has something under his belt. Last week, while running with his wife at his home in Surrey (south-east of England), the 5,000m and 10,000m legend, middle distance specialist, was the victim of a theft telephone by two men in a van, reported the English media Mail on Sunday.
The former Olympic champion, who had retired for a year, then started running behind the vehicle to catch up with the thieves. Pursued, the perpetrators of the theft finally got rid of the phone. An investigation was opened by the police, according to a source at Mail on Sundayto find the thieves entered Mo Farah's residence.
The Briton refused to comment on this news. As a reminder, “Sir” Mohamed Farah was crowned in the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2012 Olympic Games in London then in Rio in 2016. In 2017, the athlete was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.