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Coronavirus: Professional athletes train in lockdown

In the UK and beyond, professional and Olympic athletes have been striving to maintain their strict training regimes, whilst adhering to lockdown restrictions.

Here are photos taken in May showing how some athletes have been maintaining their training routines.

Denis Balibouse/ Reuters A climber dangles from handles in the ceiling of her living roomDenis Balibouse/ Reuters
Climber Petra Klingler trains at home in Bern, Switzerland
Matthew Childs/ Reuters British canoeist Mallory Franklin trains in her garden in Cheshunt, UK.Matthew Childs/ Reuters
British canoeist Mallory Franklin balances on a pilates ball while practising with a paddle in her garden
Molly Darlington/ Reuters Two wheelchair athletes train outside their homesMolly Darlington/ Reuters
British Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft and her partner Nathan Maguire train at their home in Chester
Carl Recine/ Reuters A gymnast hangs from the rafters of a stable, whilst a horse watches from the sideCarl Recine/ Reuters
British gymnast Dominick Cunningham trains at a horse stable in Walsall, UK
Lee Smith/ Reuters A diver practises at home in the garden as his parents look onLee Smith/ Reuters
British diver James Heatly trains as his parents look on at his home in Balerno, Scotland
Dylan Martinez/ Reuters Mo Farah runs in a park near deerDylan Martinez/ Reuters
Olympic and World Champion long-distance runner Sir Mo Farah exercises in Richmond Park, London
Andreas Gebert/ Reuters Formula 3 racer Sophia Floersch sits in driving simulator whilst wearing a virtual reality headsetAndreas Gebert/ Reuters
Formula 3 racer Sophia Floersch rides in a virtual reality simulator as she trains in her home in Gruenwald near Munich, Germany
Andrew Boyers/ Reuters A tennis player serves a tennis ball in his gardenAndrew Boyers/ Reuters
British tennis player Dominic Inglot practises in his garden in London
Tom Jacobs/ Reuters A climber hangs from an outdoor climbing wallTom Jacobs/ Reuters
British climber Imogen Horrocks trains on a climbing wall she built in her garden at her parents home in Bordon
Guglielmo Mangiapane/ Reuters An athlete looks to the camera as he trainsGuglielmo Mangiapane/ Reuters
Italian judo gold medallist Fabio Basile trains at an Olympic centre near Rome after Italian authorities allowed athletes to train individually at the venue
Paul Childs/ Reuters An athlete does stretches on the grassPaul Childs/ Reuters
Team GB sprinter Ashleigh Nelson trains at Chingford Golf Course
Matthew Childs/ Reuters A sprint canoeist trains with equipment in his gardenMatthew Childs/ Reuters
British sprint canoeist Liam Heath trains at his home in Guilford
Lee Smith/ Reuters An athlete uses a piece of farm machinery to do pull-ups onLee Smith/ Reuters
Gloucester and Scotland international rugby player Alex Craig works out at his parents' farm in Castle Douglas, Scotland

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