American sprinter Noah Lyles had a fever of around 102 degrees when he won the bronze medal in the 200 meters, his coach says.
SAINT-DENIS, France — The night American sprinter Noah Lyles won a bronze medal, he had a fever of around 102 degrees Fahrenheit, according to his coach Lance Brauman.
It’s what made that medal, in his last sprint at the Paris Olympics, all the more impressive to Brauman, who described the sprinter’s condition and future Friday in an interview with The Associated Press.
Lyles tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and finished third in Thursday’s 200-meter final behind Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and American teammate Kenneth Bednarek.
« Those guys raced great », Brauman said.
