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... a doctor's note...
Fresh World Cup Warning from Doctors Report...
Sun, May 3, 2026
Fresh World Cup warning as doctors brace for deadly disease outbreak
American medical facilities are reportedly on high-alert for deadly bugs being brought over by foreign fans.
US hospitals are preparing for a mass invasions of potentially deadly infections and viruses spread by millions of fans attending this summer's FIFA World Cup.
Doctors and virologists fear the huge influx of fans from locations across the world could help potentially fatal bugs such as measles, hepatitis A, typhoid, malaria, SARS and even Ebola take hold in the United States.
"We’re looking at it as if it’s a huge global migration event.
He added: “The whole health care system in New York City will be a bit on alert for all of these events.”
Around 10 million people are expected to head for North America this summer...
LINK:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2201300/us-hospitals-warning-highly-infectious-diseases-world-cup
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João Almeida likely out of the 2026 Giro d'Italia - UAE leader struggling with lingering illness.
Source of information.
Cycling Up To Date.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/joao-almeida-likely-out-of-the-2026-giro-ditalia-uae-leader-struggling-with-lingering-illness
SIDE-COMMENT: Just an observation..The one thing missing in athletics is it's practical side... its always competitive and I'd just like to mention to the layperson about the merits of being athletic and it being of practical benefit in daily activities.
Today I walked with my loved one and we both wore masks...I mowed my lawn in my mask with a self propelled(non-gas/electric) lawnmower.. and in a couple days I'll be making my fourth trip this season/year to the women's Agricultural center across town and back on my bicycle (a six mile round trip) to pick up my farmer's market vegetable box in my mask.
Its kind of exciting because I am using athletics for practical ends and unlike most all these athletes I wear a mask and so I get the best of it all.. I get to be an athlete and I never get sick and I'm probably healthy and safe going at my own pace .. I'm 55 years old! So anyway I compete with myself and simply want people to know you can use athletics safely and for practical reasons (and not just in an arena competitively) and one can wear a mask to make it safer like I do.
I am happy to say I haven't had any airborne illness or airborne diseases in over 6 years of masking and so unlike the bicyclist in this article (who may or may not have acquired his illness from an airborne illness or airborne disease), I will be able to to participate in a beautiful masked bicycle ride this week to pick up my farmer's market box of vegetables yet again this week! I hope this may inspire others and other athletes to mask and to think of how they can use athletics and masking to profit and enrich their lives like I do! :)
My game and my trophy is never getting sick and therefore never making my 78 year old loved one sick either.. so far I'm undisputed champion and I have to give credit to the mask,
yeah some people don't even defend themselves.. I just think it better to take a position and play defense against airborne illness and airborne disease in a mask in the game of life, ;)
The Masked Man
P.S. Personally I don't see what athletes don't just ban together and form a sort of co-op and community where they actually use there athletic abilities and physical prowess. Able bodied men and woman could really do well masking in public, bicycling everywhere and raising gardens... but that's just me thinking in practical worldly terms...
...I just think those really into long term health and a good way of life would use their amazing physical abilities towards self preservation and the good life rather than merely competing with one another for medallions and such. Imagine what a bunch of really powerful physically agile able-bodied men and women who masked together and cooperated could achieve if they could only cooperate with one another's best interests?
Most of these athletes I dare say are like shooting stars and many don't end up really healthy in the long run from what I observe.. tis a shame their abilities seem wasted in my humble opinion. Seems to me these athletes could get so much more from their amazing skills of physical prowess and dexterousness than what they actually wind up with in life.
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João Almeida likely out of the 2026 Giro d'Italia - UAE leader struggling with lingering illness.
Source of information.
Cycling Up To Date.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/joao-almeida-likely-out-of-the-2026-giro-ditalia-uae-leader-struggling-with-lingering-illness
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Illness sees off Iga Swiatek in Madrid as tough 2026 continues.
Source of information.
1. MSN.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/illness-sees-off-iga-swiatek-in-madrid-as-tough-2026-continues/ar-AA21IQuV?ocid=socialshare
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Madison Keys withdraws hours before opening Madrid Open clash with illness.
Note: Not seeing what the illness is with this one.
Source of information.
1. Tennis Update.
https://tennisuptodate.com/wta/madison-keys-withdraws-hours-before-opening-madrid-open-clash-with-illness
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Boniface suffers another setback as illness delays Werder Bremen comeback.
Source of information.
1. All Nigeria Soccer.
https://allnigeriasoccer.com/boniface-suffers-another-setback-as-illness-delays-werder-bremen-comeback
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Emma Raducanu Withdraws From Madrid Open Due to Illness.
Source of information.
1. Asatu News.
https://www.asatunews.co.id/en/raducanu-withdraws-madrid-open-illness
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Juan Ayuso to miss upcoming Ardennes Classics through illness.
"Lidl-Trek will be without Juan Ayuso for the upcoming Ardennes Classics, with the Spaniard having recently suffered from a viral infection."
Source of information.
1. Cycling News.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/juan-ayuso-to-miss-upcoming-ardennes-classics-through-illness/
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Mads Pedersen’s disrupted Spring continues as Lidl-Trek leader is ruled out of In Flanders Fields through illness.
Source of information.
1. Cycling Up To Date.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/mads-pedersens-disrupted-spring-continues-as-lidl-trek-leader-is-ruled-out-of-in-flanders-fields-through-illness
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Biathlon: Sophie Chauveau withdraws from the French championships due to illness.
Source of informaion.
1. Nordic Mag.
https://www.nordicmag.info/en/biathlon-sophie-chauveau-withdraws-from-the-french-championships-due-to-illness-0327/
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Grand Prix motorcycle racer Joan Mir is dealing with an Illness of some sort.
Source of information.
1. Paddock.
https://www.paddock-gp.com/en/motogp-bresil-j1-joan-mir-honda-16-entre-deception-et-maladie/
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Six Sassuolo players in isolation before Juventus game due to ‘whooping cough’ outbreak.
Source of information.
1. Football Italia.
https://football-italia.net/6-sassuolo-isolation-whooping-cough-juventus/
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University rugby team... located in Kent...
Thanet Wanderers Rugby Football Club
cancelled all juniors and minis rugby
Club Statement regarding meningitis outbreak...
LINK:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DV_JotjjLEp/
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This sounds like fun, NOT!
‘Vomited on himself’: Supercars star’s ‘ultimate sick day’ from pole to race win.
Source of information.
1. Fox Sports.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/vomited-on-himself-supercars-star-shrugs-off-nasty-illness-to-claim-pole/news-story/ad37398f79056e9ce709a23dfcf1db2c
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Alex Walsh Scratches Westmont Pro Series Citing Illness, Prioritizing Recovery For The China Open.
Source of information.
1. Swim Swam.
https://swimswam.com/alex-walsh-scratches-westmont-pro-series-citing-illness-prioritizing-recovery-for-the-china-open/
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Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico...
ZAPOPAN – The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak hit the state capital, a key host city for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico
Public school students and teachers wear mandatory face masks amid a measles outbreak, during a ceremony at their school in Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
Jalisco is the epicenter of the outbreak, with 1,163 cases confirmed this year and 2,092 suspected cases, according to Mexico's government.
The measles outbreak in Mexico began last year in the northern state of Chihuahua, after a Mennonite child fell ill while visiting relatives in a region in Texas that was suffering an outbreak. Cases surged in Mennonite communities — which have high rates of vaccine hesitancy — and have rippled out across Mexico in the country's biggest outbreak in decades.
LINK:
https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/02/05/measles-outbreak-in-mexico-prompts-health-alert-in-world-cup-host-jalisco/
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Michael van Gerwen withdraws from Premier League Darts Night Three due to illness.
Source of information.
1. Bet365.
https://news.bet365.com/en-gb/article/michael-van-gerwen-withdraws-from-premier-league-darts-night-three-due-to-illness/2026021908582047270
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More so called prepping and anticipation for diseases in the international sporting nworld...
The World Cup is the perfect place for disease to spread. Kansas health workers are preparing
"The influx of people could mean a greater chance of disease spreading. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will have training, reporting and testing information for diseases and travel health notices.
A projected 650,000 people will visit the Kansas City region for the World Cup this year, and with that comes the risk of disease spreading and health care demands.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is helping physicians and public health officials prepare. KDHE recently launched a website with resources aimed at identifying and combating the spread of infectious diseases."
LINK:
https://lawrencekstimes.com/2026/02/16/kns-world-cup-health-workers-prep/
COMMENT: no masking is mentioned in the article ..wonder how much the health department gets paid to advise people to cover up their coughing and sneezing and keep washing those hands and watch what you eat?! I agree with the part that says "The World Cup is the perfect place for disease to spread". It says " Kansas Department of Health and Environment is helping physicians and public health officials prepare" ... To one who masks, it is an insult to the intelligence for no masking to be suggested... its hard to take a department of health and Environment very serious to me the Masked Man. Anybody serious about "combating the spread of infectious diseases" should definitely wear a mask.
Ive heard that masking can greatly reduce airborne illness and airborne disease..someone needs to educate the health department that!
People, You have the option to Wear a Mask to protect your health,
Personally, I'd take the liberty to wear a mask if I were in the health department or anybody for that matter. The mask is perfect for what they deem to be "the perfect place for disease to spread".
Seriously if you are going to (in the health department's very words) "the perfect place for disease to spread", then don't be caught with your mask down!,
The Masked Man
P.S.
It's not just an opinion or personal view that masks help prevent airborne illness and diseases, the high success rate of the mask is actually a well documented scientifically established proof held by many esteemed scientists , doctors and health experts.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Zheng Qinwen pulled out of the 2026 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Sunday because of an illness on Sunday.
Source of information.
1. WTA Tennis.
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4450840/qinwen-zheng-pulls-out-of-2026-dubai-duty-free-tennis-championships-with-illness
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International Sports News Brief...
NYC infectious disease experts prep for World Cup as ‘huge global migration event’ with 1.2M visitors
By Trenton Daniel
| February 13, 2026
LINK:
https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/02/13/world-cup-outbreak-preparedness-drills/
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Abhishek Sharma hospitalised; doubtful for India’s match against Namibia
Top batter has been in hospital with an upset stomach and is likely to miss India’s next T20 World Cup game.
“Abhishek has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi due to a stomach infection,” an official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told the country’s PTI news agency.
“Some tests are being done to ascertain the problem. It is still not clear whether he will be discharged today. But the match against Namibia looks doubtful as of now.”
lINK:
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/2/11/abhishek-sharma-hospitalised-doubtful-for-indias-match-against-namibia
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Vanie Gandler battles illness in gutsy win over Farm Fresh -
Source of information.
1. Tiebreaker Times.
https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/vanie-gandler-battles-illness-in-gutsy-win-over-farm-fresh/364445
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Amanda Anisimova’s Title Defense Ends Early Amid Illness in Doha
Source of information.
1. Fanatik.
https://www.fanatik.com.tr/en/amanda-anisimovas-title-defense-ends-early-amid-illness-in-doha-2611693 #fanatikcomtr
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Jonas Vingegaard delays season start after crash and illness
'It is better to fully recover' – Jonas Vingegaard will not make his season debut at this month’s UAE Tour as planned, choosing instead to recover after crashing during training and subsequently falling ill.
The two-time Tour de France winner fell off his bike last week after being followed by an amateur cyclist on a descent near Malaga, Spain.
LINK:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/it-is-better-to-fully-recover-jonas-vingegaard-delays-season-start-after-crash-and-illness/ar-AA1VOSZr
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Emma Raducanu: British No 1 retires due to illness from first round of Qatar Open.
Source of information.
1. Sky Sports.
https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/13505408/emma-raducanu-british-no-1-retires-due-to-illness-from-first-round-of-qatar-open
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Olympic COVID restrictions are gone, but some athletes are still self-quarantining
February 9, 2026
Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
"When members of the U.S. women's cross-country ski team walked into a news conference in a packed room at the start of the Olympics, each of them wore a mask. Jessie Diggins, the team's top athlete, said the same rules apply if she's inside with her husband, who's staying not with Diggins at the Olympics, but with family....
in China, a positive coronavirus test could put athletes in an isolation hotel...
Things aren't that serious this time around. But athletes in cross-country skiing are among the most susceptible to respiratory viruses, and many are being extra cautious to stay healthy during the most important competitions of their lives.
Not only are many skiers and coaches wearing masks indoors, but America's cross-country team, and some from Scandinavia, have dispensed with the Olympic Village altogether and are renting out their own hotels, where they can avoid busy cafeterias and control who comes in and out...."
LINK:
https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2026/02/09/olympic-covid-restrictions-are-gone-but-some-athletes-are-still-self-quarantining
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LINK:
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/09/nx-s1-5702394/olympic-covid-restrictions-are-gone-but-some-athletes-still-self-quarantining
COMMENT: BRAVO!
Olympians taking safety matters into their own hands! True Winners! True Olympians in my opinion. Refreshing to see athletes who are playing it more safer and taking charge of protecting themselves and loved ones! Thinking ahead of the game!
At the same time just the mere statement(maybe the reporter got this wrong about Olympics not having a policy in regards to covid?): "Olympic COVID restrictions are gone" as it just seems crazy, downright disgusting, irresponsible, masochistic & bizarre to not try to. restrict a disease and have no rules, no backup plans, or policy in place to prevent covid & long covid from spreading! Talk about a lack of a code of ethics and lack of duty towards society as a whole. It's just lowdown and a lack of love towards everybody to not have any rules in place about covid and diseases if you are holding a mass gathering.
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What Elena Rybakina said about her fitness ahead of Qatar Open after she had illness.
Source of information.
1. Tennis 365.
https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/elena-rybakina-health-fitness-update-qatar-open-doha
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Rosenior rules out Chelsea ‘conspiracy’ after new illness in camp.
Source of information.
1. Standard.
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-james-injury-latest-leeds-b1270242.html
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Gaël Monfils Withdraws from Rio Open After Buenos Aires, Citing Viral Illness.
Source of information.
1. Tennis Temple.
https://en.tennistemple.com/actu/gael-monfils-withdraws-from-rio-open-aft/MGuN
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IND vs USA Sanju Samson dropped Jasprit Bumrah rested due to illness.
Source of information.
1. India Today.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/t20-world-cup-india-vs-usa-team-news-sanju-samson-bumrah-mohammed-siraj-2864741-2026-02-07?utm_source=story_twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=storyshareurl
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Smriti Mandhana Was Down With 103 Degree Fever Before WPL 2026 Final, Nobody In RCB Knew About Illness.
Source of information.
1. NDTV.
https://sports.ndtv.com/wpl-2026/smriti-mandhana-was-down-with-103-degree-fever-before-wpl-2026-final-nobody-in-rcb-knew-about-illness-10958841
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In tennis illness is already hitting the Australian Open.
Why Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti are without their coaches for Australian Open clash.
Source of information.
1. Tennis 365.
https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/novak-djokovic-lorenzo-musetti-coaches-miss-australian-open-match
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England Hit by Illness as Jacks Ruled Out of Sri Lanka Clash.
Source of information.
1. Crictips
https://crictips.com/news/england-hit-by-illness-jacks-ruled-out-of-sri-lanka-clash-193185/
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Tokyo Marathon 2026 Entry Information
東京マラソン2026
https://www.marathon.tokyo › participants › guideline
above (including cancellation due to war/terrorism and/or communicable disease), the following will apply. 14-3.1.
LINK:
https://www.marathon.tokyo/en/participants/guideline/
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Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior confirmed that Estevao missed the team's 2-0 Premier League win over Brentford on Saturday due to illness.
Source of information.
1. Sports Illustrated.
https://www.si.com/onsi/soccer/chelsea/news/why-estevao-missed-chelsea-win-vs-brentford-as-rosenior-confirms-illness-issue-01kf6gcy2hw1
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Arsedunkemia: Is Cole Palmer down with strange illness ahead of Carabao Cup semis?
Source of information.
1. Tribuna.
https://tribuna.com/en/blogs/arsedunkemia-is-cole-palmer-down-with-strange-illness-ahead/
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Bayern Munich’s Sacha Boey felled by ‘long-term gastrointestinal illness’.
Source of information.
1. Bavarian Football Works.
https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/bayern-munich-injuries/159546/report-bayern-munich-sacha-boey-felled-by-long-term-gastrointestinal-illness
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Lucas Hernandez sidelined by illness ahead of Paris FC clash.
Source of information.
1. Tribuna.
https://tribuna.com/en/news/2026-01-11-lucas-hernandez-sidelined-by-illness-ahead-of-paris-fc-clash/
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Matthews out due to illness as RCB opt to bowl against MI in WPL 2026 opener
LINK:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hayley-matthews-out-due-to-illness-rcb-bowl-vs-mi-in-wpl-2026-opening-match-1518864
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Illness threatens to sideline Borussia Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel ahead of Bundesliga restart.
Source of information.
1. Yahoo Sports.
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/illness-threatens-sideline-borussia-dortmund-165200049.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIo-XbOEklVdE3pHGnA6Lec_DpEl6Cp_6NEKuknI6NyOdlE-7qQf88aoOs2EIVDGAMGdIuuy87PW4RCTkQ_dO2N1wgdZ1Uj1gu7hHBNiP71LxugNrjmI6bf2mByo4Jn6K-1Z5noi3b2VZMyopGV2QQEGxayt8QOE16s--v2uQSW8
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Shubman Gill Misses Punjab’s Vijay Hazare Match Today Due to Illness.
Source of information.
1. Pragativadi.
https://pragativadi.com/shubman-gill-misses-punjabs-vijay-hazare-match-today-due-to-illness/
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Naomi Osaka reveals illness, explains why she was shaking in loss to Maria Sakkari.
Source of information.
1. Tennis World, USA.
https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA_Tennis/162752/naomi-osaka-reveals-illness-explains-why-she-was-shaking-in-loss-to-maria-sakkari/
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Maya Joint hit with illness ahead of Australia's United Cup opener against Norway.
Source of information.
1. ABC.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-02/tennis-maya-joint-illness-australia-united-cup-vs-norway/106195416?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=twitter&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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Soccer: Josh Ruffels is set for a short spell on the sidelines, while Tom Sang is also absent for Shrewsbury Town due to illness.
Source of information.
1. Shropshire Star.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2026/01/01/shrewsbury-town-hit-by-injury-and-illness-ahead-of-bristol-rovers-game/
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Paddy Donovan withdraws from World Welterweight title eliminator with 'significant illness'
Source of information.
1. Irish Examiner.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-41768537.html
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This is the 2026 International Sports Illness thread, which will be for the tracking of illness within sports teams or individual sports players and will cover all sports. Bookmark this thread in your browser as it will constantly be updated with any news stories or social media post regarding illness of a sports player or even multiple players on a team. Any player positive for Covid will have their name highlighted, which will link you to their Covid case information in the positive for Covid archive. Anyone who finds news about a sports player who is ill can add it to this thread. This thread is for sports player who can not play because they are sick or have some sort of illness, and not sports players who become injured playing their sport.
There may be cases where a player is sick but still plays or becomes sick while playing that will be documented as well.