The sporting world is at a standstill, reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. For athletes, this year will see Olympic dreams halted, professional careers reassessed and new obstacles to overcome. In this four-part series starting today, The Straits Times looks at how Singaporean athletes cope with these unusual times on different fronts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Irfan Fandi has more than 72,000 followers on Instagram, plays for Thai top-flight club BG Pathum United, and thrives on the rush of making a well-timed interception or scoring a goal in front of than 10,000 fans at the Leo Stadium in Bangkok.
Even though the results were negative, Irfan was asked to stay home and serve a 14-day quarantine as the club went for a training camp in Khon Kaen from March 16-25. "At home, I was using the condo gym to lift weights and run on the treadmill. Then, they closed the gym, so I was left with very little things to do, other than Netflix, PlayStation 4, work out, eat and sleep."
However, there are few other feel-good factors in the Land of a Thousand Smiles, as the Thai government has imposed a partial lockdown to curb the coronavirus. Though he could still see and talk to family and friends on Whatsapp and Instagram, the lack of face-to-face interaction had left him feeling restless and helpless as it was"something I never experienced before".
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