Canadian sprinter Zoe Sherar said she herself suffered from the disease, which is why she was unable to show the best result and qualify for the final in the 400 meters. According to her, 10 to 15 members of the athletics team, including coaches, also fell ill, but are already recovering.
Among those sick were runner Michelle Harrison, sprinter Aaron Brown and race walker Evan Dunphy, who said he suffered “eight hours of violent vomiting” before the race last week.
Meanwhile, the Canadian Olympic Committee’s chief medical officer, Mike Wilkinson, noted that the virus outbreak has also affected the track cycling team. Three athletes and three other team members became ill while away from the Olympic Village. The source of the contamination has been identified as Campylobacter, which can be found in food and water, but the specific source has not been determined.
Additionally, Belgian triathlete Claire Michel was hospitalized with E. coli, forcing the team to withdraw from the mixed relay. Swiss national team athletes Adrien Briffaud and Simon Westermann also declined to participate in the relay due to stomach ailments. Olympic organizers have said they have no evidence of a link between the athletes’ illnesses and E. coli in the waters of the Seine. Olympic silver medalist Hayden Wild of New Zealand reported symptoms of E. coli after swimming in the river.
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Source: Sport
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