Olympic swimmer opens up on coronavirus battle: 'The worst virus I have ever endured'

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With the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for this July, pressure from around the sports world has been focused on the IOC to postpone the Games given the risks athletes and visitors would face with the global coronavirus pandemic.

We're already seeing athletes struggle with the virus.

South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the 100-meter breaststroke. He's a world-class athlete and is just 31 years old, but he's been struggling with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

In a Sunday Twitter thread, van der Burgh discussed his multi-week battle with the coronavirus, calling it "by far the worst virus" he had ever faced and urged the public to take preventive measures seriously.

Link to tweet

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/olympic-swimmer-opens-up-on-coronavirus-battle-the-worst-virus-i-have-ever-endured/ar-BB11y5HP?li=BBnbfcL

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1. An exceptional swimmer, young and yet he struggled for 14 days.

[OhNo-Really]

2. Cameron saving lives by sharing ❤️

[soryang]

3. US Olympic swim team wants a one year delay in games

“The decision about the games doesn’t lie directly with us,” said USOPC board chair Susanne Lyons. “It lies with the World Health Organization, the Japanese government and the IOC. Under no circumstance would the USOPC send athletes into harm’s way if it didn’t think it was safe.”

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/20/usa-swimming-tokyo-olympics-postponed

NBC's financial interest in this decision is overwhelming. Abe wants to fulfill his grandfather's legacy. "Making Japan great again," after Fukishima and the earthquake.

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4. For the record:

[Pachamama]

5. Mmmmmm.....

Yummy...

[smirkymonkey]

6. If someone like that can be taken down, it makes me feel even more vulnerable than

before. He is the picture of ideal health. The rest of don't have a chance against this.