Coronavirus: Expert athletes train in lockdown

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In the UK and beyond, expert and Olympic athletes have actually been striving to keep their rigorous training routines, whilst adhering to lockdown restrictions.

Here are photos taken in May showing how some athletes have been preserving their training regimens.

A climber dangles from handles in the ceiling of her living room Image copyright
Denis Balibouse/ Reuters

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Climber Petra Klingler trains at home in Bern, Switzerland.

Team GB canoeist Mallory Franklin trains in her garden in Cheshunt, UK. Image copyright
Matthew Childs/ Reuters

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An athlete balances on a pilates ball while practicing with a canoe paddle.

Two wheelchair athletes train outside their homes Image copyright
Molly Darlington/ Reuters

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British wheelchair racers Hannah Cockroft and her partner Nathan Maguire train at their home in Chester.

A gymnast hangs from the rafters of a stable, whilst a horse watches from the side Image copyright
Carl Recine/ Reuters

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Team GB gymnast Dominick Cunningham trains at a horse steady in Walsall, UK.

A diver practises at home in the garden as his parents look on Image copyright
Lee Smith/ Reuters

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Team GB Diver James Heatly trains as his parents search at his house in Balerno, Scotland.

Mo Farah runs in a park near deer Image copyright
Dylan Martinez/ Reuters

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Olympic and World Champion long-distance runner Sir Mo Farah exercises in Richmond Park, London.

Formula 3 racer Sophia Floersch sits in driving simulator whilst wearing a virtual reality headset Image copyright
Andreas Gebert/ Reuters

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Formula 3 racer Sophia Floersch flights in a virtual truth simulator as she trains in her home in Gruenwald near Munich, Germany.

A tennis player serves a tennis ball in his garden Image copyright
Andrew Boyers/ Reuters

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British tennis player Dominic Inglot practises in his garden in London.

A climber hangs from an outdoor climbing wall Image copyright
Tom Jacobs/ Reuters

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Team GB climber Imogen Horrocks trains on a climbing wall she built in her garden at her parents house in Bordon.

An athlete looks to the camera as he trains Image copyright
Guglielmo Mangiapane/ Reuters

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Italian judo gold medalist Fabio Basile trains at an Olympic centre near Rome after Italian authorities enabled athletes to train separately at the place.

An athlete does stretches on the grass Image copyright
Paul Childs/ Reuters

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Group GB Sprinter Ashleigh Nelson trains at Chingford Golf Course.

A rower trains with equipment in his garden Image copyright
Matthew Childs/ Reuters

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Group GB Rower Liam Heath trains at his in Guilford.

An athlete uses a piece of farm machinery to do pull-ups on Image copyright
Lee Smith/ Reuters

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Gloucester and Scotland worldwide rugby gamer Alex Craig works out at his moms and dads’ farm in Castle Douglas, Scotland.

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