The Olympic champion gymnast died at the age of fifty-one on January 24 as a result of a coronavirus infection.

, it was revealed that he was infected with the coronavirus and was put on a ventilator in a Budapest hospital in a serious condition.

, the rumor spread that Szilveszter Csollány was unvaccinated. Now the athlete's friend and daughter clarified the situation. Miklós Szabó published his message exchange with Csollan on Friday, which revealed that the athlete received the vaccine, but only on October 28, which in his case turned out to be late. It should have taken three weeks to get to a more protected state.

The authenticity of the news is supported by the fact that Szilveszter Csollány's daughter also shared the post on her page and confirmed the information.

In our opening picture: Tünde Szabó, the state secretary responsible for sports, gives a speech at the farewell of Szilveszter Csollány at the Farkasrét cemetery on January 9, 2022.

Photo: MTI/Tibor Illyés

Source: mandiner.hu