Daniel Wiffen could not say goodbye to them Olympic Games in Paris as I like. The Irish swimmer, gold in the 800 meters and bronze in the 1500, was appointed as his country’s flag bearer for the closing ceremony. However Wiffen He was unable to attend the said ceremony due to the virus that brought him to the hospital. And the Irishman, after his time in the La Défense pool, also competed in the ten kilometer open water test held on the Seine River. Until the last moment, the completion of the test was up in the air due to the poor quality of the water, which, as in the triathlon, forced the cancellation of the previous training sessions. Wiffen He finished far short of the medals, 18th, with a time of 1h58.
He 23 year old swimmer He published a message on his social networks thanking him for the expressions of love and giving more details about his state of health. “Thank you for all the messages, I am very disappointed to have missed the opportunity to be flag bearer last night. Yesterday I was rushed to the hospital because I felt so bad because of the virus they were treating me with. I feel better . I hope to recover and see you at home,” he wrote.
A new case of the disease among swimmers and triathletes who competed in the Seine, after already known cases of Claire Michael, Hayden Wilde and Ainsley Thorpe, among others.
Source: La Verdad
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