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Borodavko confirmed that Bolshunov is suffering from Hong Kong flu: “I don’t know how long the recovery will take”
Senior coach of the Russian national team Yuri Borodavko told Match TV that three-time Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Alexander Bolshunov fell ill with a common strain of influenza A (H3N2), called “Hong Kong”.
Earlier, Match TV journalist Andrei Romanov reported that Bolshunov would miss the fifth stage of the PhosAgro Russian Cup in cross-country skiing in Kirovo-Chepetsk.
“I think that Alexander will do everything to recover and return to duty as quickly as possible. And no one knows how this will work out. Now everyone gets sick differently. Some people are already skiing on the fourth day, others spend 10 days in bed. It is necessary for him to fully recover, and only then return to the training process.
— Does he have the now popular Hong Kong flu?
– Yes, that’s right. Therefore, we don’t know how long the recovery will take,” Borodavko told a Match TV correspondent.
Watch PhosAgro’s live broadcasts of the Russian Ski Cup on the TV channels of the Match group, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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