{"id":2321498,"date":"2024-08-08T19:58:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-sprinter-noah-lyles-collapses-put-in-a-wheelchair-after-medal-winning-performance\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T20:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:00:41","slug":"olympic-sprinter-noah-lyles-collapses-put-in-a-wheelchair-after-medal-winning-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-sprinter-noah-lyles-collapses-put-in-a-wheelchair-after-medal-winning-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Sprinter Noah Lyles Collapses, Put in a Wheelchair After Medal-Winning Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympic-sprinter-noah-lyles-collapses-put-in-a-wheelchair-after-medal-winning-performance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2321498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>American sprinter Noah Lyles competed in the 200-meter race at the Paris Olympics, winning a bronze medal despite being diagnosed with COVID-19\u2064 just days earlier. Lyles, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-selected-as-male-flagbearer-for-olympics-team\/\" title=\"Lebron James selected as male flagbearer for Olympics team\">previously won bronze<\/a> at the Tokyo Games, aimed for gold but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-luna-25-spacecraft-crashes-into-the-moon-ending-its-bid-to-reach-the-lunar-south-pole\/\" title=\"Russia&#039;s Luna-25 spacecraft fails to reach the lunar south pole as it crashes into the moon.\">faced challenges due<\/a> to his condition. He chose to keep his COVID-19 diagnosis a secret from competitors to avoid giving them \u2063an advantage. \u200dFollowing the race, he experienced shortness of breath and chest pain\u200b but expressed pride in achieving his medal under such circumstances. Ultimately, Botswana&#8217;s Letsile Tebogo won gold and American Kenny Bednarek claimed silver. Lyles\u2019s future participation in the upcoming \u200c4&#215;100-meter relay remained uncertain due to his health.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>American sprinter Noah Lyles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t get what he dreamed of in Thursday&rsquo;s 200-meter race, but he wore his bronze medal with pride.<\/p>\n<p>Lyles had won a bronze in the event in the Tokyo Games and was looking to win a gold medal at Paris.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gym-owners-stood-firm-covid-tyrants-get-amazing-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19<\/a> interfered.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Lyles was diagnosed with the disease, but competed despite the disease after going into quarantine except for his appearance on the track,&nbsp;according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/olympics-track-lyles-mclaughlinlevrone-b89ca589f221a2006af6cba1bc779912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the race, Lyles fell on his back and writhed on the ground as he tried to get his breath. &nbsp;After kneeling for about 30 seconds, he got into a wheelchair,<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It definitely was an effect,&rdquo; Lyles said. &ldquo;But I mean, to be honest, I&rsquo;m more proud of myself than anything for coming out and getting the bronze medal with COVID.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said that after his Tuesday diagnosis, &ldquo;I still wanted to run. They said it was possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Botswana&rsquo;s Letsile Tebogo won the race, with American Kenny Bednarek winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-bikinis-beach-volleyball-stars-boycott-qatar-event-because-of-no-bikini-policy\/\" title=\"No Bikinis: Beach Volleyball Stars Boycott Qatar Event Because Of No-Bikini Policy\">silver medal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lyles said there was a strategy behind keeping his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-supreme-court-gives-big-win-school-administered-covid-vaccine-without-parental-consent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID status<\/a> a secret.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were trying to keep this as close to the chest as possible. You never want to tell your competitors you&rsquo;re sick. Why would you give them an edge over you?&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/olympics\/live-blog\/olympic-games-2024-live-updates-rcna162873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lyles said following his finish, he was &ldquo;quite lightheaded after that race, and shortness of breath and chest pain was definitely active.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But after a while, I was able to catch my breath and get my wits about me. So I&rsquo;m feeling a lot better now,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After his bronze medal in the 200m, US Track and Field have confirmed Noah Lyles has Covid.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBCOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBCOlympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X878I5dPW9\">pic.twitter.com\/X878I5dPW9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSport\/status\/1821620937445298346?\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I knew if I wanted to come out here and win, I had to give everything I had from the get-go. I didn&rsquo;t have any time to save energy, so that was kind of the strategy for today,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lyles said that he had &ldquo;one shot,&rdquo; and that &ldquo;me and my therapist said this a one-and-done. You know, there&rsquo;s, there&rsquo;s no holding back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/covid-may-part-chinese-bioweapons-program-says-top-trump-coronavirus-task-force-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virus<\/a> could force Lyles from the 4&times;100-meter relay on Friday, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/article-13725105\/Noah-Lyles-COVID-medics-scary-scenes-200m-Olympics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the moment I don&rsquo;t know, I&rsquo;m feeling more on the side of letting Team USA do their thing,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They have proven they can handle it without me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<style> \t\t\t \t\t\t.insticator-unit.type-commenting{margin: 0 10px 25px 10px}@media screen and (max-width:1060px){#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{margin: 0 auto 25px auto !important;}}#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{height: 280px !important; width: 336px !important} \t\t<\/style>\n<div class=\"insticator-unit type-commenting\">\n<div class=\"insticator-ads\">   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"insticator-ads additional\">   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American sprinter Noah Lyles didn&#8217;t achieve his dream in Thursday&#8217;s 200-meter race, but he proudly wore his bronze medal. Having previously secured a bronze at the Tokyo Games, Lyles aimed for gold in Paris. However, COVID-19 disrupted his plans. On Tuesday, he tested positive for the virus but chose to compete after quarantining except for when he was on the track, as reported by the Associated Press. Following the race, Lyles collapsed on his back and struggled to catch his breath. After kneeling for about half a minute, he was assisted into a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It definitely had an impact,&#8221; Lyles admitted. &#8220;But honestly, I&#8217;m prouder of myself than anything else for coming out and earning this bronze medal while dealing with COVID.&#8221; He expressed that despite being diagnosed on Tuesday, &#8220;I still wanted to run. They said it was possible.&#8221; Botswana\u2019s Letsile Tebogo won the race while American Kenny Bednarek took home silver.<\/p>\n<p>Lyles explained that there was a reason behind keeping his COVID status private: &#8220;We were trying to keep this under wraps as much as possible. You never want your competitors to know you&#8217;re sick; why give them an advantage?&#8221; He noted that after finishing the race, he felt &#8220;quite lightheaded&#8221; and experienced shortness of breath and chest pain but eventually managed to regain his composure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew if I wanted to come out here and win, I had to give everything from the start,&#8221; he said regarding his strategy for the race. Lyles mentioned having \u201cone shot\u201d at success and emphasized that there would be no holding back.<\/p>\n<p>The virus may prevent him from participating in Friday&#8217;s 4&#215;100-meter relay team according to reports from the U.K.&#8217;s Daily Mail. &#8220;Right now I\u2019m leaning towards letting Team USA do their thing,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;They\u2019ve shown they can manage without me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2321499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/oah-Lyles.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37604,37602,37603,37605],"class_list":["post-2321498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athlete-health","tag-noah-lyles","tag-olympic-sprinting","tag-track-and-field"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/oah-Lyles.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}