Drama surrounding Olympic champion
Worries about Lyles! Sprinter in wheelchair after race
After his third place in the 200-meter sprint, US sprint star Noah Lyles is clearly in a bad way and even has to be taken out of the stadium in a wheelchair. Concerns about the sprint star are growing. The 100-meter Olympic champion had already complained of breathing problems on Wednesday.
The US American had missed out on a double victory in the Olympic sprint competitions shortly beforehand. Letsile Tebogo won Olympic gold in the 200 m final, the first for Botswana. The sprinter from the South African country, third in the 2023 World Championships, beat favorite Lyles, who had been aiming for a double after winning gold in the 100m.
The three-time world champion from the USA had to settle for bronze in the Stade de France. Lyles' compatriot Kenneth Bednarek secured silver on Thursday. Tebogo dominated the run and distanced the competition by 16 hundredths and more. The 21-year-old finished in a time of 19.46 seconds. Only four people have completed the 200 m faster.
Breathing problems already on Wednesday
After the race, however, Lyles became increasingly worried. The 27-year-old sat on the edge of the track for minutes, gasping for breath. Finally, he was taken out of the Stade de France in a wheelchair. As the US federation announced shortly after the race, the sprinter from Florida had tested positive for the coronavirus. On top of that, the official results also included a yellow card against him because he had apparently damaged his starting box.
However, the sprint star had already complained of breathing problems on Wednesday. The 27-year-old also canceled his start in the preliminary heat of the 4x100-meter relay on Thursday. During the warm-up for the 200-meter final, the US American appeared wearing a face mask.
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