Nurse battles past Covid and wins Olympic gold


He ain’t heavy: Javad Foroughi of Iran is lifted by his coach Mohsen Nasr Esfahani after winning the men’s 10m air pistol. — AP

TOKYO: Javad Foroughi spent his nights caring for gravely ill patients, doing everything he could to help them breathe. Many didn’t make it.

Foroughi contracted Covid-19 himself, recovered and feared he would catch it again while doing his job.

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