⁍ Federica Pellegrini tested negative for COVID-19, two weeks after returning a positive test.
⁍ The Italian intends to take part in her fifth and final Olympic Games in Tokyo next year.
⁍ Pellegrini won gold in the 200 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
– Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini, who has won gold in the 200 meters freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, the world championship in the same event in 2009, and the world title in the 400 meters freestyle in 2011, tested positive for a banned substance two weeks ago, reports Reuters. The 32-year-old, who intends to compete in her fifth and final Olympic Games in Tokyo next year, announced the news on Twitter Thursday.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-swimming/swimming-multiple-world-champion-pellegrini-recovered-from-covid-19-idUSL1N2HK3UW