Para-athletics coach Gajender tests positive for COVID-19
Gajender is the coach and husband of para-athlete Simran, who is training at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
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New Delhi: Para-athletics coach Gajender has tested positive for COVID-19
and is under home quarantine, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Tuesday.
Gajender is the coach and husband of para-athlete Simran, who is training at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.
"Gajender who is the coach as well as husband of Para-athlete Simran training at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium tested positive for the coronavirus ," SAI said in a release.
Simran, on the other hand, has tested negative.
"He is asymptomatic and in stable health condition," the release added.
The couple has been placed in home quarantine.
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