Why Noah Lyles didn't run in the Olympic men's 4x100 relay in Paris

If you’re wondering why Noah Lyles — who won the Paris Olympics men’s 100m race by a photo finish — wasn’t on the 4×100 men’s relay team on Friday, there’s a good reason why.

Lyles ended up racing in the men’s 200m on Thursday and finished in third place for a bronze. But it turned out that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. So after that race, Lyles bowed out of the rest of the Olympics while he recovered from the virus.

There you have it. That’s why he wasn’t on the talented lineup that ultimately disappointed for yet another Olympic Games.