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German long jump Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo is determined to pursue her medal goals despite battling illness before the Olympic Games. Mihambo contracted the coronavirus in June directly after the European championships in Rome, where she won Germany’s only gold medal with a world leading 7.22 metres. “The Covid infection hasn’t changed my goals for the Olympics,” the 30-year-old told dpa. While getting ready for the Olympics, she said she has been having trouble with her lungs and finding it harder to deal with physical stress. “In the worst case, I’ll have to get by with fewer than six…