'My immune system was probably wide open': What it's like for Olympic athletes who get COVID

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'My immune system was probably wide open': What it's like for Olympic athletes who get COVID
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Simon was getting ready for the race of a lifetime when he found out he had somehow contracted COVID-19. This is what happens when an athlete's Olympic dream turns into a viral nightmare.

With his Tokyo dream over, Geschke was immediately transported to hotel quarantine.Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world

"I flew to Tokyo from Charles de Gaulle Airport, and the airport in Paris was just full of people," he said.

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