{"id":123302,"date":"2024-08-28T20:56:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T20:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/28\/sir-ben-ainslie-has-rolex-robbed-at-knifepoint-in-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T20:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T20:56:20","slug":"sir-ben-ainslie-has-rolex-robbed-at-knifepoint-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/28\/sir-ben-ainslie-has-rolex-robbed-at-knifepoint-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Ben Ainslie has Rolex robbed at knifepoint in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British former Olympic yachtsman Sir Ben Ainslie has been robbed of his Rolex watch at knifepoint in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

The 47-year-old, who is leading the UK’s Ineos Britannia team in the America’s Cup, was mugged by a gang while leaving a restaurant on Saturday night, local media reported.<\/p>\n

The watch was said to be valued at around \u20ac20,000 (\u00a316,858).<\/p>\n

Sir Ben reported the theft to police in Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n

He told The Daily Telegraph: “Barcelona is a fantastic host city for the America’s Cup, and the team has felt welcomed and is enjoying our stay in this vibrant city.<\/p>\n

“Like in all big cities, you can be affected by opportunistic crime and my situation is no different. This matter is now with the local authorities.”<\/p>\n

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Barcelona has seen a spate of luxury watch thefts and the city has a police team specialising in the theft of high-value watches.<\/p>\n

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Sir Ben is the most successful sailor in Olympic history.<\/p>\n

He has won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at four consecutive games held between 2000 and 2012.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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