Olympic medalist’s bicycle stolen in Manchester August 29, 2012 - 17:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A bicycle belonging to an Olympic gold medalist has been stolen during a burglary in Manchester, police have said, according to BBC. The Pinarello Paris bicycle is used for training by Philip Hindes, who won his medal during the men's team sprint with Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny at the 2012 London Olympics. Police said thieves broke into the house in the West Didsbury area between August 23 and 26. The house was unoccupied at the time. A blue Volkswagen Golf, which was also stolen, was later found burnt out on Princess Parkway. Police said Mr Hindes's gold medal was not stolen during the burglary. Det Con Rob Southern said: "The reason we have publicized this theft is so that we can catch the people responsible and return the bike to its rightful owner. I would urge anyone who is offered the chance to buy such a bike to call police immediately." Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. Partner news  Top stories Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points. European Individual Chess Championship ended in Polish town of Legnica, with 24 chess players winning World Cup qualifications. Gor Minasyan won silver medal, Andranik Karapetyan and Izabella Yalyan both won bronze at Junior World Championships in Lima.   Partner news |  Latest news Afghan lawmakers block law protecting women  Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.Egyptian police block crossing into Gaza The protesting policemen called on President Mohamed Mursi, who is a moderate Islamist, to help free their colleagues.U.S. politicians seek answers about Google Glass Some of the points in the letter were addressed during an interview in San Francisco with Google Glass director Steve Lee.U.S. says Russia’s decision to send missiles to Syria ‘unfortunate’ The sophisticated anti-ship missiles could be used to counter any future foreign military intervention, U.S. officials said. |
