Diána Igaly, Olympic, world and European champion shot putter, died at the age of 56 as a result of a coronavirus The news of the death was confirmed to MTI by the vice-president of the Hungarian Sport Shooting Association, and the unfortunate news was also published on the association's website.
As you can remember, one of the legends of the sport is an Olympic bronze medalist in Sydney, Olympic champion , and was also a four-time world champion, six-time European champion , and was able to stand on the podium 32 times at world competitions. He was the sports shooter of the year five times, and in 2019 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Association of Hungarian Sports Shooters, of which he was also vice president.
Diána Igaly was hospitalized with coronavirus three days ago. At that time, the family said that the athlete was not feeling well, so he went to the hospital as a precaution. However, his condition did not improve, it only got worse.
One of the biggest figures in Hungarian sports shooting, Diana Igaly, is considered by the Hungarian Sports Shooters Association to be its own dead.
