"I have always respected the rules, yet I took it: I am positive, this virus is insidious, no one is immune. Luckily I'm fine, I just lost my taste and smell".
Irma Testa, the first Italian boxer to get into an Olympic ring - baptism at 18 at the Rio Games - announces to ANSA that she is positive at Covid-19.
And to have the thought of preparing "for the Olympics" fixed in his head.
"We must not give up - explains the champion from Torre Annunziata - and we must continue to train, always respecting the rules. Restrictions are important to keep the virus at bay but we cannot stay without preparation and match".
