There is no doubt that swimming is definitely one of the most watched events by Chinese spectators at the Paris Olympics. Due to a series of rumors related to Chinese swimming created by European and American media before the Paris Olympics, Chinese swimming has become the focus of attention all over the world. Among the Chinese swimmers, Qin Haiyang, the Chinese "frog king" who has been named by European and American media and opponents many times, is the focus of everyone's attention. Among the many opponents, United Kingdom player Adam Peaty, known as the world's "frog king", is full of hostility to Qin Haiyang. The showdown between Adam Pitty and Qin Haiyang continued at the Paris Olympics. However, the world frog king has had bad news recently. He tested positive for Covid and will definitely have an impact on his form in the rest of the game.
According to United Kingdom media reports, United Kingdom swimmer Adam · Pitti, who just won the silver medal in the men's 100m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics and is known as the "Frog King", has tested positive for the new crown. The United Kingdom delegation said that although Pitty felt unwell, it would not affect the rest of the relay race.
Adam Peaty, 30 years old, is one of the stars in the history of world swimming and is known as the "World Frog King". He had the last laugh in the 100m breaststroke twice at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. He won two consecutive Olympic gold medals, became an Olympic champion and is also a world record holder. Especially at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, he led the LinkedIn national swimming relay team to break the world record in the final of the mixed 4x100m medley relay, beating the Chinese team to win the gold medal and the Chinese team to win the silver medal.
Regarding Adam Peaty's Covid positivity, the United Kingdom swimming team described it in an official statement: "Started feeling unwell on the Sunday before the final, and within a few hours after the final, Peaty's symptoms worsened and she tested positive for Covid in the early hours of Monday morning. As the core player of the United Kingdom swimming team, Adam Peaty is important to the United Kingdom swimming team. Therefore, Pitty, who is currently in the process of recovery, hopes that he can get better soon and make a comeback in the relay race. The United Kingdom swimming team statement said Pitty's condition was being properly managed and all usual precautions were taken.
In fact, Adam Peaty is not the first athlete to contract Covid. Before him, Australia's Paraester was also diagnosed with the new crown infection and withdrew from the 1500m freestyle heats, where she won a medal at the 2022 World Championships. Paraester is also currently undergoing treatment and hopes to be able to return sooner rather than later in time for the upcoming matches.