United States sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed that he is now Covid free after he was forced to withdraw from the 4X100 relay at the Paris Olympics - as detractors criticized the superstar on social media.
The 27-year-old experienced a rollercoaster ride at the Games this summer, first earning the gold in dramatic circumstances in the 100m with a personal best time as just 0.005 of a second separated him from his nearest challenger. Following this, he settled for bronze in the 200m before collapsing on the track.
The American was removed from the track via a wheelchair before he later confirmed that he was suffering from Covid. As a result of contracting the virus, Lyles declared that he would not be competing in either of the 4x100m or 4x400m relay races as set his sights on recovering.
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Now, the stricken superstar has revealed that he has now tested negative for Covid as he posted a picture of his test on his Twitter/X page. He said: Thank God, I am Covid free."
However, this revelation did not go down well with some detractors, with a host of users taking to the comments section to remark upon his recovery. One person said: Oh Woow, your Covid recovery was faster than your 200 meters run, while another quipped: "Understandable, it's only detectable when Tebogo is near."
Meanwhile, a third person was more positive, as they said: That is very fortunate. We want everyone on Team USA to return as healthy as the where when they got there. Especially the fastest man on earth. Congratulations, while a fourth said: "Congratulations. Although I never believed it was the reason you lost the race."
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Following on from Lyles' bronze in the 200m, coach Lance Brauman paid tribute to his client after earning a medal as he revealed the extent of his symptoms. "Those guys raced great but to get a bronze medal in 19.70 with a temperature of about 102, that wasn't too bad.'
"It's hard to replace a gold medal in the 100 meters at the Olympic Games ... that one was probably the most important medal," he continued, as he revealed the star's pride at what he had achieved. "How did he put it, we talked about it — he will have the most satisfaction out of the bronze."
Brauman also set his sights on the next Games in Los Angeles in 2028 as he looked forward to Lyles appearing at the Olympics in four years' time. He said: "He's going to be really good through LA at least, and then we'll see what happens after that.
"I just need him to keep doing what he's doing. I mean, he was sick. People are going to say whatever they want, and that's fine, but the dude was sick. What he had to do to muscle out that medal, that's going to be hard to forget."
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