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Spanish canoe sprinter Roi Rodiguez is one of many who help fight coronavirus pandemic with his knowledge. 25-year-old paddler, born in Vigo, decided to join a project coronavirusmakers@org and helps medical personnel by making part of their protective gear.

Rodriguez, European Championships medallist, holds a degree in computer engineering and is passionate about 3D printing to such extent that he owns a 3D printer. Now he helps fight the pandemic by printing visors. “I just saw I could contribute a part. It takes almost two hours for the 3D printer to make a visor, so I do seven daily because I stop at night. The only thing that worries me now is that I am running out of a roll of synthetic thread string, so cannot print,” said Roi.  The further works on visors are done by other people and distributed to hospitals.