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Paltrinieri is among the medal contenders in the men\u2019s 800 free, 1,500 free and 10K open-water swim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re obviously upset because his Olympic preparations were proceeding perfectly,\u201d Italian Swimming Federation president <strong>Paolo Barelli<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/europe-swimming-health-2020-tokyo-olympics-olympic-games-2e8af8ce578dba95259083312ed88315?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_medium=AP_Sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Wednesday<\/a>. \u201cBut Paltrinieri is a phenomenal champion and will battle down to the last meter to win the medals he\u2019s dreaming about for Tokyo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paltrinieri is the reigning Olympic champion in the 1,500. He\u2019s won two World Championships in the event and is the reigning world champ in the 800 free, among eight career Worlds medals. Tokyo will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/gregorio-paltrinieri-has-olympic-history-within-reach\/\">the 26-year-old\u2019s third Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2021-european-aquatics-championships-paltrinieri-gets-golden-hat-trick-as-italy-win-team-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Championships in May,<\/a> he won the 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer swims to go with silvers in the 800 and 1,500 free (both behind Ukraine\u2019s <strong>Mykhalio Romanchuk<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Paltrinieri will not swim in this weekend\u2019s Seven Hills meet in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s never given up on anything and with his determination he\u2019s won everything,\u201d Barelli said. \u201cI\u2019m confident that he\u2019ll pull through this time too. He\u2019s facing one of the toughest challenges of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Questions over the status of Paltrinieri further open the door in the distance events, couple with the suspension to <strong>Sun Yang<\/strong> being upheld. Paltrinieri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/gregorio-paltrinieri-wins-10km-open-water-days-after-rattling-1500-free-world-record\/\">has threatened Sun&#8217;s world record in the 1,500<\/a>, and he has the opportunity to swim both the 1,500 and the 800 at the Olympics for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian distance star Gregorio Paltrinieri has contracted mononucleosis, which casts doubt on his status for the Tokyo Olympics. 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