SAINT-DENIS, France — American sprinter Noah Lyles wore a protective mask on Friday while receiving his bronze medal in the 200 meters.
Sprinter Noah Lytles wore a COVID-19 mask while receiving his bronze medal in the 200-meter event. EFE/EPA/RONALD WITTEK
Lyles tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and finished third in Thursday’s final behind Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and her American teammate Kenneth Bednarek.
Lyles sported a black N95 mask while wearing a blue tracksuit during the medal ceremony. He did a lap around the track waving to fans, but stayed away from Tebogo and Bednarek.
The 100-meter champion did not participate in the men’s 4×100 relay final. The Americans were disqualified after a shaky exchange between Christian Coleman and Bednarek. Lyles had said after the 200m that he was not sure he would run for the United States in an event that has tormented the country for years.
Americans have not won any medals in the 4×100 since Athens 20 years ago and they haven’t won since the 2000 Sydney Games.
