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Olympic hurdler Jana Pittman has delivered a heartfelt plea to fans amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 38-year-old has urged Australians to 'protect the vulnerable ones around us' as the country continues to battle the highly contagious Delta Covid variant.
'As a duty, I think we have to do our utmost to protect the vulnerable ones around us,' she told The Daily Telegraph.
Plea: Olympic hurdler Jana Pittman has made a heartfelt plea to Australians in lockdown - ahead of her debut on SAS Australia
'Even if someone doesn't believe in Covid or the situation around trying to reduce numbers, this is about Australia as a whole and the community that we live in.'
Since retiring from sport, Jana has become a medical practitioner and is working in the emergency department at Sydney's Blacktown Hospital.
She explained: 'We are getting later presentations where
