Athletes, stuck at home, are finding creative ways to train
Fencer Alexandra Ndolo trains with a self-made puppet at her apartment in Cologne, Germany, on April 9.
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Athletes, stuck at home, are finding creative ways to train

By Will Lanzoni and Kyle Almond, CNN

Updated 0209 GMT (1009 HKT) May 15, 2020

Fencer Alexandra Ndolo trains with a self-made puppet at her apartment in Cologne, Germany, on April 9.
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Sports leagues have been postponed. The Olympics were pushed back a year. Gyms and training facilities are closed around the world.

In the middle of a pandemic, top-level athletes are doing the best they can with what they have.

Many are working out at home as they practice social distancing. But these home workouts look very different depending on where the athlete lives and what they're training for.

Professional rugby player Alex Craig trains at his parents' farm in Castle Douglas, Scotland, on May 4.
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Triathlete Jelle Geens works out in an inflatable swimming pool in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, on May 4.
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Hadeel Alami, a judo practitioner and Olympic hopeful, trains with her sofa in Amman, Jordan, on April 9.
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Polly Swann, a rower who won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics, works out at home in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 4.
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Jess Fox, a world champion canoeist who has also won Olympic medals, trains in her swimming pool in Sydney on April 18.
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Darlan Romani practices the shot put at an abandoned field next to his house in Braganca Paulista, Brazil, on May 5.
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Olympic hopeful Phoebe Bacon trains with her brother, Finn, at a friend's 15-meter pool in Potomac, Maryland, on April 28.
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Jane Watson, a netball player with New Zealand's national team, trains in her garage in Rolleston, New Zealand, on April 14.
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Triathlete Sarah Piampiano uses a video conference to work with her trainer, Charlie Reid, in San Rafael, California, on April 30.
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British rower Tom George trains at his home in Cheltenham, England, on May 5.
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Two Senegalese wrestlers work out at a gym that was opened for the two of them in Dakar on April 15.
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British rower Jess Leyden trains in Wallingford, England, on April 7.
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Professional cyclist Imogen Cotter uses a stationary bike in Ruan, Ireland, on April 27.
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US Olympian Michael Andrew is coached by his father, Peter, as he trains in a residential pool in San Diego on May 6.
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Triathlete Sarah Piampiano rides up Barnabe Mountain during a training ride in Lagunitas, California, on May 5.
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Cyclist Annette Edmondson works out at her home in Adelaide, Australia, on April 17.
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German gymnast Marcel Nguyen, who won two silver medals at the 2012 Olympics, trains in his mother's garden in Unterhaching, Germany, on March 24.
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Professional boxer Nina Meinke trains at home in Berlin on May 5.
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Mallory Franklin, a canoeist who earned a spot on the British Olympic team, works out at her home in Cheshunt, England, on May 7.
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Johannes Rydzek, a world champion skier who won two Olympic gold medals in 2018, trains in Oberstdorf, Germany, on April 23.
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Athletes practice Muay Thai boxing in a park in Makassar, Indonesia, on April 25.
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Kayaker Jo Brigden-Jones trains at Narrabeen Lake in Sydney on April 21.
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Weightlifter David Liti, who won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, lifts in his driveway in Te Kauwhata, New Zealand, on April 8.
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Water polo player Elle Armit practices shooting at her home in Townsville, Australia, on May 3.
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Alexandra Recchia, a five-time karate world champion, trains in the garden of her house in L'Hay-les-Roses, France, on April 3.
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Paralympic rower James Fox rides a stationary bike while his girlfriend works from home in Henley-on-Thames, England, on April 1.
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Paralympian Roberto La Barbera runs with a tire in Alessandria, Italy, on April 23.
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Soccer player Annalie Longo uses a trampoline to practice in Christchurch, New Zealand, on April 8.
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Triathlete Melina Timson-Katchis trains at her home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on April 22.
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Steven Da Costa, a world champion in karate, works out with his brothers as their father, left, watches on the terrace of the family home in Mont-Saint-Martin, France, on May 5.
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Ludovica Serafini, a member of Italy's national rowing team, balances in the garden of her parents' home in Morlupo, Italy, on April 21.
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Swimmer Bronte Campbell, a world champion who won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics, practices yoga at her home in Sydney on April 24.
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