Noah Lyles earns Bronze in 200-meter race while suffering from COVID

American sprinter Noah Lyles collapsed after winning the bronze medal in the 200-meter race, with medical staff rushing to his side. Lyles confirmed he had COVID-19 but decided to run anyway.

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[Brad]

Remain humble so you don't get humiliated.

[josephinevictorio]

That is really unfair to all athletes… Niles can spread all this virus

[rogerporter]

The boy Look how he was jumping up before the race, he didn't know that he was sick?? Too much excuses mon damn wickedness. Stay humble youth, are else you gonna fumble...

[HappyHappy-sqij]

Sooo… he exposed everyone so he could win a medal?

[TMMlife]

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

[ghazmj]

Lame excuse..why he is allowed to run despite having covid..not respectable at all

[LindaIannacio]

Covid? Hangover, too much of himself. Sorry, not impressed. He stole the 100m. Race.
much jumping, prancing, look at me DRAMA. No other athlete acts like this.
Stop embarrassing yourself and country, even your Mother looked a little off.
Grow up and accept the bronze with dignity.

[OrlandoSamuels-ellf]

Moments before the game did he not remember he had COVID while gallivanting as he was certain of the win. Learn to be humble Sir, you’ll get further that way. You were too hyped up for someone who barely even won the 100m, as a matter of fact, that race was a tie.

[ericghanaman]

When you are humbled by Tebogo after bragging, you said you have covid. Joker

[owen]

Yeah, and Tebago won gold while mourning the death of his mother in May. Stop giving Noah excuses to overshadow the gold and silver medalist they also going through stuff as well that may have hampered performance.

[azrilia]

He was jumping up and down arrogantly, tebago reminds him he has COVID 😂 🤣

[DavidKipre-bj]

So what he was doing on the field if he has COVID . He just lost and it's honest to say that

[sbrother]

😂 stop playing victim. Noah Lyles lost fair and square. Stop the BS. He was jumping up and down before the race, running quite well, too, during the race, but he was just too slow. He lost fair and square

[thabi.b]

The Olympics deserves criticism for allowing him to compete, putting himself & others in risk.
He had no right?
When you are sick, you isolate. Athletic or not. Out of concern.

[sibalemining]

NOAH went into respiratory distress after getting third😂

[Shadow-user-pqikwdc]

Excuses Excuses Excuses. The media keeps calling him the world's fastest man but Kishane Thompson had the exact same time. These media houses are so transparent and sickening!!!!

[blackhands]

Just hope that Media would stop trying to show that Lyles lost due to COVID-19!! Man he lost!!! No excuse... We couldn't see him act positive to COVID before the race, he was throwing so much energy 😂
Should have had saved it up for the last 50m

Don't forget that he won the 100m ONLY by 0.005 secs

[chichi]

Loose with grace. Embarrassed you lost. Congratulations TEBOGO

[cha]

All i know is when i dont get something i want im gona blame covid 😂

[BelajarPinter_]

bro entered the running arena arrogantly, after losing bro suddenly said he had covid and immediately ordered a wheelchair, this is very funny