Elham Sheikhi, a 23-year-old Iranian futsal player, died of coronavirus on Wednesday in the city of Qom, south of Tehran. Information revealed by the agency Rokna News, when a first case of an infected footballer was detected in Serie C on Thursday.
First pro to die from the virus
International in her discipline, she had been hospitalized ten days ago. So far in Iran, 245 cases of infected people have been reported, with 26 people dead. Elham Sheikhi is the first professional athlete to die due to the virus.
According to local media reports, although the Iranian authorities have ordered the suspension of all planned sporting events in the country, the football and futsal matches have, however, been maintained.
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