Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Noah Lyles ended up in a wheelchair after the final.

Lyles won three gold medals at last year’s world championships in Budapest and wanted to repeat that feat in Paris. He had the opportunity to do so because he won the 100m on Sunday, and the 200m is his crowning distance.

The 27-year-old’s personal record is the third fastest in world athletics history – 19.31. Only Jamaicans Usain Bolt (19.19) and Yohan Blake (19.26) have run faster (PAP).

He was unable to attend on Thursday.

Letsile Tebogo turned out to be the best. The Botswana athlete set an African record with a time of 19.46 seconds. American Kenneth Bednarek took the silver medal (19.62).

Shortly after the race, Lyles was placed in a wheelchair and received medical attention.

NBC reported that the player’s mother reported that her son was diagnosed with the coronavirus on Tuesday. The American’s asthma has not helped his health either. He was seen wearing an oxygen mask on Wednesday and Thursday.

Lyles was the favorite in Tokyo three years ago, but he only won bronze. After the final, while talking to reporters, he broke down in tears. Then, during the Covid-19 pandemic, he was diagnosed with depression. The athlete himself has admitted that the lack of fans at the 2021 Olympics drained his energy.

Since then, he has continued to improve. It seemed that over 200 meters, there was no chance of beating him. At the 2022 World Championships, he broke the US indoor record, clocking 19.31 seconds.

According to the medical protocol specially prepared for the Olympics, athletes infected with the Corona virus can participate in the competition.

Organizers recommend that patients wear masks, wash their hands frequently and isolate themselves.

Lyles was originally scheduled to compete in the 4x100m relay on Friday, competing for his second gold in Paris.