MORE: ‘Very low risk’ Rio Olympics will further spread Zika Jamaican sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole revealed Sunday he contracted the virus while training at home. Bailey-Cole, a member of Jamaica’s gold medal-winning 100-meter relay team in London, said the symptoms were minimal at first. “I was experiencing back pains and muscle soreness, but I thought it was just soreness from the exercises I was doing,” he said, via The Associated Press. “I didn’t know I had it until I went to get a haircut. After cleaning up, my girlfriend realized a bump was on my neck, which was a lymph node.” Bailey-Cole said he has been able to train while dealing with the virus. He will still participate in his country’s Olympic trials next week as he attempts to qualify.
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“I am a little worried but I am not letting that get in front of me. I am just praying that I get the strength to carry me through the rounds,” Bailey-Cole said. “Recovering is not easy because as we speak, the rashes are still on my body. My eyes hurt but the best thing is that I am not feeling any muscle pain at the moment.”
