Javelin champion Barber keeping husband-coach busy in lockdown

A photo of javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber with husband and coach Mike Barber on their wedding day is seen inside the couple's home as they continue preparations for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Canberra, Australia, April 22, 2020. Picture taken April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Home isolation during the coronavirus pandemic has left javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber with fewer chances to practise and none to compete, but the Australian is taking it all in her stride with the help of her husband-coach.

Her husband Mike Barber is now much more than a coach and confidant, becoming the 28-year-old's physio, massage therapist and training partner because of social distancing rules preventing her from spending time with anyone else.