Antonsen, the Danish badminton rookie ranked third in the world, announced on social platforms yesterday that he tested positive for the new crown. He is the first famous active badminton player to be infected since the outbreak. He won the men's singles championship at the Denma

Danish badminton rookie Antonsen, ranked third in the world, announced on social platforms yesterday that he tested positive for the new crown. He is the first famous active badminton player to be infected since the outbreak. He won the men's singles championship at the Denmark Open, the first event of the Badminton World Federation's resumption of competition in October.

Caption: Antonsen left a message on the social media platform. Network image

The 23-year-old Antonsen said on the social media platform: "Hello everyone, let me update my latest news. Unfortunately, I had COVID-19 last week. -19 test, the result was positive. Been sick for a few days, but not too bad. I feel good now and have been on treatment for a few days. I hope to be back training soon and continue training for the upcoming January competition. Be prepared. Please take care and stay safe!”

Antonsen said in an interview with the media that he was diagnosed with the infection on the 4th, the day before he had just played a team match in Aarhus. "So I notified the relevant personnel. Fortunately, so far, I have not heard of anyone who was infected by me. I don't know how I was infected."

Antonsen is the young man who has made the most progress in the world badminton in the past two years. At the end of January last year, he defeated the world's number one player, Japan's Kento Momota, to win the Indonesian Masters Championship. At last year's World Championships, he lost to Momota Kento in the final and finished second.

Caption: Antonsen's network picture

Before he emerged, Denmark's number one badminton player was Axelsen, but now, Axelsen, who has won the world championship, has fallen behind Antonsen and became Denmark's number two. Badminton player. Axelsen is currently ranked fourth in the world.

At present, there have been cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in badminton teams in many countries and regions, and the infected include coaches, players and staff. Since the Indian badminton team started training in August, a total of 8 people in the Indian badminton team have been diagnosed with COVID-19, making it the badminton team with the most confirmed cases in the world. Players of the Indian badminton team collectively attended the wedding of 30-year-old veteran Venkata Galushida. Soon after, four people were infected with COVID-19, leading to all students at the Gopichand National Badminton Academy to undergo COVID-19 testing. . (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wang Zhiling)