GGreat British Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, less than 24 hours after winning the silver medal in the men’s 100m breaststroke.
Peaty, 29, began feeling unwell before Sunday’s final, Team Great Britain said in a statement. In the hours following the race, his symptoms worsened and he tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning.
“He is hopeful of returning to compete in relay events later in the swimming programme,” the Great Britain team said. “As in any case of illness, the situation is being managed appropriately, with all the usual precautions being taken to keep the delegation in general healthy.”
Peaty confirmed his COVID-19 diagnosis in a Instagram post on Monday. “I will now focus on a quick and complete recovery to do my best in the team relays later in the week,” Peaty wrote in the post’s caption.
The mixed 4x100m medley relay final is scheduled for August 3, and the men’s 4x100m medley relay final will be held on August 4. previously competed at the Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Britain’s team declined to specify what precautions Peaty and the team were taking or what treatment, if any, Peaty was receiving.
The Paris Games contributed significantly less stringent COVID-19 restrictions compared to the 2021 Tokyo Games; there are no mask mandates or isolation periods. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not respond to a request for comment on its guidelines or Peaty’s positive test. When five players on the Australian women’s water polo team tested positive for the virus last week, the head of the country’s Olympic team said. the world that affected players would be released to training when they felt well enough to train, adding that affected athletes would wear masks and isolate themselves from other team members outside of training.
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Peaty shared a step on the podium with Team USA swimmer Nic Fink on Sunday night after the two athletes tied for silver in the men’s 100m breaststroke.
The video also showed Peaty kissing Italian swimmer Nicolo Martinenghi, who won the gold medal in Sunday’s race, on the cheek that same night.
People who test positive for COVID-19 may continue to test positive for the virus for days or even weeks afterward, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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