Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark recovering after being mugged in Rio
Thursday 11 December 2014 16:23, UK
Olympic sailing silver medallists Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark are recovering after being mugged in Rio de Janeiro.
The pair took silver at London 2012 in the 470 class and were in the Brazil city training ahead of the next Games in just over 18 months.
Mills and Clark, former world champions, were robbed at knifepoint as they headed back to their training base.
They have already secured their place at Rio 2016 after winning bronze at September's World Championships in Santander, Spain.
Writing on their Facebook page, 470 Girls, they said: "Back in Rio for 2 weeks training. Top News Today: We've been mugged.
"Our delightful walk back from the sailing club to the hotel turned fairly nasty when two guys wielding 7inch knives ran at us, pushed us around and grabbed everything we had.
"Along with the things that were actually worth something, the most annoying thing right now is our lycra we were sailing in got taken. Unbelievable!!
"Anyway, we made it back to the hotel slightly shaken but all okay."
