Even under the weather, Noah Lyles He won another medal for Team USA.
After finishing third in the men’s 200-meter final, Noah, 27, fell to the track, appearing to struggle to breathe, before lying on his back. Paramedics quickly helped him off the track in a wheelchair, and a Paris Olympics spokesman told NBC News that Noah was unable to walk on his own after his efforts.
However, his mother Keisha Kane Bishopwho was cheering him on in the race, He gave a quick look at his condition, telling NBC Sports: Louis Johnson That her son was diagnosed with COVID-19 two days before his final exam.
The Team USA star, who has already won gold in the men’s 100m, later spoke about his health.
“I woke up early, about 5 a.m. on Tuesday,” Lewis said while broadcasting through a mask, “and I was really freaking out and I knew it was more than just pain from 100. The doctors woke up and we ran tests, and unfortunately it came back positive for COVID.”