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Healthcare workers are among those who have been working tirelessly over the past year, to battle Covid-19 and help keep us safe.
They all deserve praise, and for World Health Day 2021, on 7th April, we take a look at some of the athletes who have been on the frontlines

Rio 2016 judo champion Paula Pareto working at San Isidro Hospital near Buenos Aires

The sports stars who joined the front line against coronavirus - World Health Day 2021

Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke won Olympic football gold at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics, now she's gone from football to the frontline of the Covid-19 coronavirus as a doctor at home in the United States.
Nicknamed 'Buehldozer' on the pitch for her tenacious style as a defender, now

Rachel BUEHLER

Rachel Beuhler Von Hollebeke

From Olympic gold and USWNT glory to the Covid frontline: Dr. Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Rachel

London 2012

Beijing 2008

Rachel BUEHLER

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The sports stars who joined the front line against coronavirus - World Health Day 2021

From Olympic gold and USWNT glory to the Covid frontline: Dr. Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke

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