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Elite British runner forced to pull out of race after being mugged at knifepoint in South Africa | World News<\/p>\n
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A former British Army captain has been forced to pull out of a race after he was mugged at knifepoint in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Ultramarathon runner Tom Evans, 31, says he was “attacked” and “beaten up” while training on Friday and had all his possessions stolen.<\/p>\n
“Everything that I had with me was taken,” he said in a video posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n
“Physically my body’s okay. I’m pretty beaten up, I’m incredibly sore today, but I’ll be ok.”<\/p>\n
Read more from Sky News: Mr Evans said he was “incredibly gutted” not to be taking part in the race, but said safety has to come first.<\/p>\n “Mentally, it’s just trying to get over something like this, doing something that you love and it just seems so unexpected and happens so quickly.”<\/p>\n Once the youngest captain in the British Army, Mr Evans reportedly discovered his passion for endurance running during his time in the military.<\/p>\n He had been due to take part in the Ultra-trail Cape Town event next weekend, which features distances ranging up to 100 miles.<\/p>\n “For those in Cape Town, look after yourself and those around you and please stay safe,” he said.<\/p>\n “It’s been an awesome year and I won’t let two criminals spoil my year on the trails.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a>
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