Posted on 08/11/2024 12:55:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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 Games, 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.
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Remarkable to have won a medal in that condition.
They let him race… in public… with a positive Covid test?!
I must admire him but he put himself in danger. However, he trained for this for years. I understand why he ran.
They shut down the world… except for “important” people.
He was so cocky regarding the 100m. I figured he was just floating an excuse for why he hadn’t won the 200. Still not convinced, to be honest. I did not enjoy watching him, particularly, but I thoroughly enjoyed the other track and field athletes, both mens and womens!
I considered that too. But he had actually quarantined himself a day or two before the 200.
And, seriously, why was Lyles breathing in the faces of the medical staff after his race KNOWING he had tested positive? I understand why he wasn’t wearing a mask, since he had just run, but he owed it to them to tell them to put on masks. I was excited to see Kenny Bednarek take the silver!
True. I did see the footage of him masked up in the day or two before the 200m. Well, anyway, I wasn’t broken up over his loss, lol.
Like Michael Jordan’s food poisoning game.
I’m old enough to remember when Michael Jordan played in the NBA finals with a temperature hot enough to boil water and nobody was even the slightest bit critical.
>> 102 degrees Fahrenheit
for a minute there, I thought he was boiling
He was the fastest man in the world… with COVID.
Don't worry, I'm sure those medics were all vaxxed to the hilt! And we all know how effective those masks are! < /sarc >
The best part of the fake Olympics is now - the closing ceremony
Used to never miss the Olympics. Didn’t watch a single minute of this one.
I cheated again and watched a few rounds of beach volleyball. Not sure what the score was
1) Who he?
2) Who cares?
Why not? This is not 2020.
I guessing he was vaccinated so no problem right?
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