Para-athletics coach Gajender tests positive for novel coronavirus

NEW DELHI: Para-athletics coach Gajender has tested positive for novel coronavirus, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) informed on Tuesday. Gajendra, who is the husband of para-athlete Simran currently training at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the national capital, is asymptomatic and in stable health condition, SAI said in a statement. "Simran has tested negative. They are both currently in home quarantine," it added.

Last week, para-athletics coach Nawal Singh had tested positive for the coronavirus. Before that, boxer Duryodhan Singh Negi (69 kg), who was training at Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) in Patiala, had tested positive for Covid-19. On November 25, SAI had announced that shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar had tested positive for the deadly virus. IANS

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