Bronze medal stolen from basketball player
19:51, 27 August 2012
MOSCOW. August 27. KAZINFORM A bronze medal was stolen from a Russian professional basketball player who recently led the Russian national team to third place in the Olympics, Life News reported on Monday.
Vitaly Fridzon, 26, told police that his home outside Moscow was broken into while he was out, and that the thieves had also taken watches, a laptop, a camera and an iPad, the outlet reported.
Fridzon, who also serves as captain of the Khimki club in the Russian Professional Basketball League, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Services to the Fatherland in the second degree on August 13 for his performance in the Olympics.