Team GB Paralympics star and woman robbed in Rio with stolen passports and medals

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TEAM GB Paralympians Neil Fachie and wife Lora were robbed during the UCI Track World Championships in Brazil on Wednesday.

Paralympic gold medalists Neil, 40, and Lora, 35, competed together for the first time in Rio this week.

Neil Fachie and Lora Fachie have both won gold medals at the Paralympic GamesCredit: Getty

But Neil has now taken to social media to reveal a shocking ordeal they were the victims of.

Speaking Xhe said: “We were robbed in Rio tonight, so unfortunately I won’t be available by phone for a while. Everything is going well with us, except that we have been shaken up.

“Passports, maps, some cash and our silver medals were all stolen. A sad way to end the day.”

Cyclists Neil and Lora, both OBEs, have taken their son Fraser, 1, to Rio.

But Neil’s tweet has put to rest any concerns that they were physically injured in the incident.

Neil, who suffers from an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, has won 19 world titles, two Olympic gold medals and two silver medals.

He followed up his Olympic triumph in London with another in Rio – while his two silver medals also came in the Brazilian capital.

He is scheduled to defend his tandem B kilo and tandem B sprint world titles later this week.

Lora, who has a hereditary condition of vision loss meaning she only has light perception, won gold and bronze medals at Rio 2016.

Three years ago she claimed another gold medal in Tokyo.

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Earlier this week, Lora, who gave birth in November 2022, spoke about combining parenthood with cycling.

Speaking to BBC Sport, she said: “Pushing your body to its limits during training is difficult and painful, but you are the one in control.

“As a parent you’re not necessarily in control and babies aren’t given an instruction manual, so you’re constantly having to adjust and reassess and change plans.

“I was an athlete who likes a plan and sticks to it. I’m a pretty logical thinker and babies don’t do that, so it tests you, especially in the early days.”

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