Fast, powerful, and fit, a Canadian Olympic champion is now struggling to breathe in a London, Ont. hospital after contracting COVID-19.

Alex Kopacz, once a healthy athlete, is hooked up to oxygen and battling for his life.

"Prior to getting oxygen I was really scared," said Kopacz, 31. "I didn't realize how much oxygen I was losing." 

Kopacz has been sick with the coronavirus for over a week, but his health took a turn for the worse on Wednesday and he was re-admitted to hospital. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/olympic-gold-medalist-alex-kopacz-in-hospital-with-covid-1.6000944