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How Covid-19 has ruined Olympic dream for some African athletes

Yoshiyuki Terajima, a pin collector based in Tokyo, shows his collection next to the Olympic rings monument in Tokyo. [Reuters]

The dreaded test results came back positive for Covid-19 and the illness descended on South African swimmer Erin Gallagher.

In the span of a few days, she went from elite Olympic athlete in peak condition to lying flat on a bed concentrating on the most basic of physical functions. Just keep breathing, she told herself.

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