American sprinter Noah Lyles ran 200-meter race Covid positive

[just444]

After his stunning defeat in 200-meter race at the Olympics today, USA sprinter Noah Lyles confirms he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week https://t.co/7o2UXFiRk9
- CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 8, 2024

sourceHe tested positive on tuesday after having symptoms

Comments

[sandstorm]

Guess it's no longer time to duel 😔 if you want to race fine but don't get close contact with others.

[peddlestools]

well, i did see him with a mask on and was like, "he gets manis, he rocks pearls, he masks, what's not to love"

hugged the winner Letsile Tebogo

this. i don't love this.

edit: also, i just know people are gonna look at this as a flex. "oh, he medaled even with covid ha ha what a champ." like when gaga bragged about performing with covid (good luck to everyone who was in the GA pit, i guess)

[malidocious]

There are so many wtf-y things happening here.

olympia clips are always getting taken down fast, but here:

[just444]

🇧🇼¡Historia en #Paris2024! 🏅

Letsile Tebogo de Botswana se corona campeón en los 200m planos masculinos, deslumbrando al mundo con su velocidad.
Kenneth Bednarek se lleva la plata y Noah Lyles el bronce. ¡Qué final tan épico!
📹 @ClaroSports pic.twitter.com/27UZcOaD4l
- La Torre News (@latorrenews_mx) August 8, 2024

[squirrels_oh_no]

Ok knowing he was COVID positive and hugging the winner is fucking stupid, but how many athletes so far have had to go to the hospital?! You got all the triathletes who got GI issues, the wrestler who missed the cut weight and ended up in the hospital because of dehydration, multiple covid cases... Oh, and the steeplechase guy who tripped over a hurdle and slammed his head into the track and got knocked out.

And everyone is like, "The first real post-COVID games!"

[__onthebound]

Everyone jumping or landing onto him made me really upset