'Home workouts not as beneficial as field training'

ANKARA

As coronavirus affects the routines of billions of people worldwide, athletes are no exception. Turkey’s Cuban-born sprinter Yasmani Copello Escobar says he is continuing with his workouts at home but they are not the same as field training.

Escobar told Anadolu Agency that he is unable to achieve efficiency by running on a small track.

“There is a small running track near my place, which does not allow me to run at full speed,” he said on Tuesday. “Hence, I also try to continue training with the weight equipment sent by the federation.”

Escobar said that although the coronavirus

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