Laurent Dubreuil tests positive for COVID-19 at speed skating world championships | CBC Sports
Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil has tested positive for COVID-19 at the world speed skating championships, sinking his chance at claiming the men’s sprint title.
Speed Skating Canada released a statement from Dubreuil confirming the positive test shortly before Friday’s races were set to begin.
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Dubreuil sat first in the men’s overall sprint standings following Thursday’s races after winning the first 500-metre sprint and finishing third in the first 1,000-metre race.
Dubreuil, from Levis, Que., won silver in the men’s 1,000 at last month’s Beijing Olympics.
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