Noah Lyles carted off track after men's 200 final

Days after clinching the Olympic title in the men's 100-meter dash, Noah Lyles was carted away from the track after failing to complete the sprint double. It was then revealed he had recently been diagnosed with COVID-19.

After crossing the line third in the 200 meters for the second straight Olympics, Lyles fell to his back and eventually sat up to be tended to by medical staff. A person familiar with Lyles' condition, who did not want to be identified, told AP was diagnosed with COVID two days before the final.

It's the second straight Olympics the virus has played a major role in Lyles' trip to the Games. He also won the bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, and he has said the empty stands and a year delay before the Games led to depression that he said hampered his performance and inspired his road to Paris.

Minutes before the men's 200-meter final, Lyles was seen wearing a medical mask on the TV broadcast of the race.

The athlete, who was named the World's Fastest Man after clinching gold in the 100-meter dash, was spotted with a mask during the semifinal round on Wednesday.

Lyles isn't the first Olympian to be impacted by COVID at the Paris Games. British swimming star Adam Peaty tested positive for COVID-19 less than 24 hours after winning a silver medal in the 100-meter breastroke.

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[RobertPagano]

I think this is despicable that Noah was even a part of this race, jeopardizing his overall well-being for a medal, is it worth it, no, no no, not to think what the other athletes could have been exposed to?

[Fotosynthesis]

“We don’t play for bronze!” -USA men’s basketball 😂

[TMMlife]

🇧🇼 T E B O G O
Congrats to this humble and strong young man and his lovely country, Botswana for Winning GOLD

[rpelt]

Would he have admitted he had COVID if he won gold?

[ashslick]

He was fine just before the race....running, jumping, screaming, chest thumping. But literally seconds later, he comes in third and all of a sudden he needs a wheelchair? GTFOH 😂

[meganbrown]

Why didn't you just show the race 😂😂

[robertandrews]

If his post-race collapse was his way of saying "I lost because I was having a medical issue" then shame on him. Of course we have no way of knowing . . .

[mikemartin]

Bronze medal in the 100. Gold medal in super spreader event

[patbaptiste]

Not even close. No photo finish needed here

[mic]

What happened to the 6 foot separation requirement for Covid the whole world suffered thru 4 years ago? Why wasn't Noah allowed a 6 foot headstart? jk

[usiohaki]

For his bravery Noah should awarded gold. He gotten all the attention anyway and media wasnt interested in botswana at all.

[jdcarroll]

He has terrible asthma. So if he really has Covid, it’s more dangerous with this type of condition compounding it.