Mo Farah (41) still has it under his belt. Last week, while running with his wife at his home in Surrey (south-east England), the 5,000m and 10,000m legend and middle-distance specialist was the victim of a telephone robbery by two men in a van, reported the British media. Mail on Sunday.

The former Olympic champion, who retired a year ago, ran after the vehicle to catch up with the thieves. Pursued, the thieves finally got rid of the phone. An investigation has been opened by the police, according to a source in the Mail on Sundayto find the thieves inside Mo Farah’s residence.

The Briton declined to comment on the news. As a reminder, “Sir” Mohamed Farah was crowned over 5000m and 10,000m at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and then in Rio in 2016. In 2017, the athlete was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.