Leonidas Pelekanakis
Sailing champion first Greek elite athlete to die of Covid
Greek Olympian and a former world sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis passed away on Thursday at the age of 58, after a two-month battle with Covid-19.
The sailing champion became the first Greek high-level athlete to die due to the coronavirus.
According to reports, he did not have any health problems and he participated in sailing events last October.
Sailing Olympian Leonidas Pelekanakis died of coronavirus-related complications
Leonidas Pelekanakis reportedly had no other health problems
Olympic sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis dies of Covid-19
Greek Olympic sailing champion Leonidas Pelekanakis died of Covid-19 on Thursday, aged 58, after an almost two-month battle with the illness.
The athlete did not have any underlying health issues and had been taking part in open sea sailing events until October 2020.