Mexico City, Aug. 9 (AMEXI).- American athlete Noah Lyles was ruled out of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after running the 200-meter dash infected with the deadly Covid.
The same athlete announced today through his account on a social network that came to the end of their participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
If his participation in the 200-meter dash was reckless, with two days of Covid infection, It would be even worse if the International Olympic Committee allowed Noah Lyles to compete in the 4×100 relay.
Noah Lyles won the 100-meter dash on Sunday by just 5 thousandths of a second against Jamaican Kishane Thompson.
Yesterday Thursday he ran the 200 meters flat after being sick with Covid for 2 days, He came in second place and at the end he lay on his back on the track, received medical attention and was taken out in a wheelchair.
To date, neither WorldAthletic, the governing body of athletics in the world, nor the International Olympic Committee (IOC), They have specified who authorized the participation of Noah Lyles with this contagious and deadly disease.
The round also took place on Thursday 4×100 relay eliminatory meters and because there was a 200m final, the sprinter was not included.
But because he was the 100-meter flat champion and because that was what was established in his Olympic competition program, everything was clear for his name to appear on the post.
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Below is Noah Lyles’ full message:
«First, I want to thank God for helping me get through these Olympic Games.
Second, I want to congratulate @LetsileTebogo3 (winner of the 200m) and @kenny_bednarek (second in the same event) and everyone else for an incredible 200m Olympic final.
Finally, I want to thank everyone for the messages of support.
I think this will be the end of my 2024 Olympics. They are not the Olympics I dreamed of, but they have left me with a lot of joy in my heart.
I hope you all enjoyed the show. Whether you were rooting for me or against me, you have to admit you watched it, don’t you? 😜
See you next time
Sincerely, The Fastest Man Alive for the Next 4 Years!
The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 10 million people have died as a result of the Covid pandemic.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were held in 2021 precisely because of the Covid pandemic, no athlete was allowed to compete with that contagious disease.
