Infected Knicks owner ‘overseeing business’

Ehsan Hadadi,

Iran’s first Olympic track and field medalist, has tested positive for coronavirus, World

Athletics reported on Saturday.

Hadadi, the

Asian discus champion who became a national hero when he won silver at the 2012 Olympics in London, has a training base in the US but was at home in Teheran when he contracted the virus.

“We’ve received word that Iranian discus thrower @EhsanHadadi has tested positive for Coronavirus. We wish him a full and swift recovery,” World Athletics, the sport’s global governing body, said on Twitter.

Tasnim news agency reported Iran Athletic Federation doctor Ashkan Ordibehesht as saying that the 35-yearold Ehsan had self-quarantined after being diagnosed with the virus.

“His recovery is going well,” the doctor added.

Hadadi, a six-time Asian Championship winner and Asian-record holder, had been among the favorites to win gold at the Tokyo Games.

James Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Company and owner of the New York Knicks, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Knicks announced Dolan’s diagnosis on Saturday night. It is not clear when he was tested or when he received the diagnosis.

Dolan is the first major American pro sports owner known to have tested positive for the virus. He also owns the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers, along with other venues like Radio City Music Hall, The Hulu Theatre and The Chicago Theatre.

“The Madison Square Garden Company Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Dolan has tested positive for coronavirus,” the Knicks’ statement said. “He has been in self-isolation and is experiencing little to no symptoms. He continues to oversee business operations.”

New York is a hotspot for the pandemic in the US. All 50 US states have reported some cases of the virus, but New York has the most, with over 52,000 positive tests and more than 700 deaths.