Olympic hopeful warns of Covid-19 impact on fitness

Oonagh Cousins was selected to row in the women's 8. Credit: Oonagh Cousins

25 year-old Oonagh Cousins from Farnham had her eyes set on rowing in the Olympic games in Tokyo.

Oonagh was on track to compete in the Olympics Credit: Team GB

As a young woman at the peak of physical fitness, she assumed she would recover quickly if she were to contract coronavirus.

But 8 months on after her diagnosis Oonagh is still struggling with fatigue and is not back to to physical fitness.

She is not alone - a Facebook group called Long Covid Support for Endurance Athletes is full of members who are also struggling.

The English Institute of Sport has produced a protocol for athletes which states:

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