Noah Lyles tested positive for COVID during the Paris Olympics, but nobody knew this fact until after he placed third in the men’s 200-meter final.
Immediately after the race, he collapsed to the ground and struggled to breathe as he asked for water.
Noah Lyles’s mother, Keisha Caine Bishop, who was in the stands, stated that the security at the Olympics refused to provide her with any assistance to help her when he collapsed at the Games.
Keisha Caine Bishop wrote in an Instagram post that she pleaded with security to get a doctor over to treat her son, but her cries went unanswered.
Noah Lyles tested positive for COVID-19 two days before the 200-meter final but still decided to run and somehow persevered to win a bronze medal.
He was hoping to make history as a double champ after he already won a gold medal in the 100 earlier in the week.
Lyles told the Associated Press that his temperature reached no higher than 99 degrees and stated he feared the symptoms more than anything else.
By Saturday, Lyles tested negative for COVID, and now he can turn his attention to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo next month.
Noah Lyles’ Pre-Race Trash Talk Resurfaced After 200-Meter Loss
Noah Lyles was the unquestioned favorite heading into the 200-meter final since he just claimed gold in the 100 meters.
Noah Lyles was trying to be a lil respectful until Fred Kerley poked him to talk his shit 🗣️
“None of them is winning. When I come off the turn, they will be depressed” pic.twitter.com/yZ8WrzxyO7
— Track Spice 🌶️ (@trackspice) August 5, 2024
Lyles crossed the finish line third in his favorite event.
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo went first, and United States teammate Kenny Bednarek claimed second.
Before taking the track for the 200m final, Lyles sent a clear warning to his competitors.
