New Delhi: Para-athlete Nishad Kumar has tested positive for coronavirus, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Sunday.
Nishad had won a gold medal at the Fazza World Para Athletics Grand Prix, which was held in Dubai.
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"Nishad had arrived at the SAI Bengaluru campus on 23rd/24th February along with three fellow national campers (2 athletes and 1 support staff) and went for mandatory 7-day quarantine upon arrival. As per SAI SOP, an RT PCR test was done on the 6th day of quarantine, where he came COVID positive," SAI said in a statement.