Frederic Sinistra (41): Kickboxing world champion dies after corona illness

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Er was one of the most successful athletes in his country, not only winning several national titles, he was also three times world champion and four times European champion. But now Frederic Sinistra is dead. The former kickboxer died in mid-December – apparently as a result of a Covid disease. According to the Belgian newspaper “Sudpresse”, the cause is said to have been acute shortness of breath.

Sinistra, who was 41 years old, was not only considered the “strongest man in Belgium” – he was also one of the most famous corona deniers in his country to the end. He is said to have refused to even utter the words “Covid” and “Corona”.

Doctors’ advice ignored

As the “Sudpresse” reports, he is said to have gone to the hospital with corona symptoms at the end of November at the urging of his trainer in order to be treated there.

Although he has described his course on social media as anything but mild, he is said to have discharged himself from the hospital – contrary to the advice of the doctors. Sinistra died around three weeks after his hospital stay.

In the Instagram post about his death, his wife not only thanked her for the support from fans, she also defended her husband’s anti-corona stance after his death. “My husband did not die of Covid,” she wrote in capital letters: “He would never have accepted that what happened to him served to spread fear and to promote the vaccination.”

She did not name another cause of death, but announced that she would soon provide an explanation.