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Anton Kadushin, who works with Gleb Bakshi, the
2019 world champion in the middleweight class, wrote on his
Instagram page on Thursday that he had tested positive for the
virus.
He said he experienced symptoms including a high temperature on
March 25, a few days after returning from the qualifiers, and
that he was now at home in self-isolation.
The head of Russia's boxing federation, Umar Kremlev, said in a
statement on its website that the situation was under control
and that Kadushin had a mild case of the virus.
Kremlev added that there were no coronavirus cases among the
Russian boxers who had returned from London last month.
The Olympic qualification tournament in London was halted on
March 16 because of the rapidly spreading virus.
Three members of the Croatian boxing team, as well as two boxers
and a coach from Turkey, tested positive for the coronavirus
after returning home from the event.
Reuters reported last week that several Russian national team
boxers returning from London had posted online pictures or
videos that appeared to show them flouting self-isolation rules
imposed to slow the spread of the virus.
(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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