The gold medal, which MM Somaya won as part of the Indian team at the Moscow Olympics, was stolen along with three other international sporting medals. The Bengaluru residence of former Indian hockey player M M Somaya was burgled, with thieves stealing his 1980 Moscow Olympics gold medal and other valuables. While hockey great MM Somaya was away in Kodagu, his home in New Thippasandra fell victim to a burglary.