Team USA track superstar Noah Lyles finished with a bronze medal in the 200-meter race at the 2024 Olympics — despite battling Covid.
Team USA track superstar Noah Lyles shockingly finished with a bronze medal in the 200-meter race at the 2024 Olympics . that is, until it was revealed he is currently battling Covid, but elected to participate in the event.
“I woke up early about 5 AM on Tuesday morning and was feeling really horrible”, Noah told NBC minutes after the race.
“I knew it was more than just being sore from the 100. Woke up the doctors and we tested and unfortunately, it came up that I was positive for Covid. And my first thought was not to panic.”
Lyles, who then “quarantined off”, says he decided to go forward with the race . and while he may have normally been super disappointed with a third-place finish, that’s not the case given the circumstances.
