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Lee Chun-ho has been preparing for the Olympics for the past four years. A karate athlete from Hong Kong, he has practiced the martial art all his life, and competed internationally from Madrid to Jordan.
Ahead of Tokyo 2020, karate was made an Olympic competitive category for the first time — and Lee had his sights set on competing in Japan.
Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Covid-19 soon jumped the border from mainland China into Hong Kong.
Not wanting to take any chances, Lee and his team fled to Paris to train. The French capital, they thought, would be a safe haven compared to the chaos unfolding in Asia.
Instead, within a month the virus ripped through France and Europe, infecting Lee and several other team members, including a coach.
With Tokyo 2020 now postponed until next year and their dream put on hold, Lee and his team have returned to Hong Kong, becoming part of the city’s second wave of imported cases.
«I cannot explain how upset I was when I got the virus, because the purpose of the Paris training camp was to try and stay away from the virus, to stay focused and train and get ready for the Olympic qualifications,» Lee said. «At the end of the day, I got the virus.»
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