Spanish athletes put on their police uniforms to fight virus

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, file photo, Spain's Saul Craviotto Rivero celebrates after winning the silver medal in the men's kayak single 200m in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It wasn't long ago that Saul Craviotto was sitting in his kayak contemplating a much-anticipated announcement from the Spanish Olympic Committee but now he is among some of the Spanish athletes and sportspeople who have rejoined the police force to help the hard-hit southern European country during the pandemic. He was set to be named the country's flagbearer for the opening ceremonies in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2008, file photo, Spain's Saul Craviotto, left, together with Carlos Perez, celebrate their win in the kayak double K2 500M men's race at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It wasn't long ago that Saul Craviotto was sitting in his kayak contemplating a much-anticipated announcement from the Spanish Olympic Committee but now he is among some of the Spanish athletes and sportspeople who have rejoined the police force to help the hard-hit southern European country during the pandemic. He was set to be named the country's flagbearer for the opening ceremonies in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, file photo, Spain's Saul Craviotto celebrates his bronze medal in the men's kayak single 200m final during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It wasn't long ago that Saul Craviotto was sitting in his kayak contemplating a much-anticipated announcement from the Spanish Olympic Committee but now he is among some of the Spanish athletes and sportspeople who have rejoined the police force to help the hard-hit southern European country during the pandemic. He was set to be named the country's flag-bearer for the opening ceremonies in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matt York, file)