Swimmer and Malta’s Flag bearer at the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony earlier on this morning competed in the 1,500m freestyle event at the Paris La Defense Arena.
Racing with two other swimmers – Singapore’s Gan Ching Hwee and Chile’s Kristel Kobrich, Gatt finished the race in a time of 17:00:54, which was not enough for her to progress to the final round of competition.
Subsequently Gatt tested positive for Covid-19, a few minutes after competing in her event and after complaining that she felt unwell.
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- NANTERRE, FRANCE – JULY 30: Sasha Gatt of Team Malta competes in the Women 1500m Freestyle Heatson day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
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- NANTERRE, FRANCE – JULY 30: Sasha Gatt of Team Malta competes in the Women 1500m Freestyle Heatson day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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- NANTERRE, FRANCE – JULY 30: Sasha Gatt prepares to competes ahead of the Women 1500m Freestyle Heatson day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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- NANTERRE, FRANCE – JULY 30: Sasha Gatt prepares to competes ahead of the Women 1500m Freestyle Heatson day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The Maltese Olympic Committee contingent in Paris is supported by Olympic Solidarity, NDSF, SportMalta, APS Bank, National Lottery and KM Malta Airlines
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images
