Noah Lyles

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Noah Lyles(Bild: AFP or licensors)

"I think this will be the end of the 2024 Olympics for me," he says: US sprint star Noah Lyles will not be competing in any more races at the Olympic Games in Paris due to his coronavirus infection.

After winning bronze in the 200 meters on Thursday evening, the 100-meter Olympic champion canceled all originally planned starts in the relays. "It's not the Olympic Games I dreamed of, but they leave so much joy in my heart," Lyles wrote on X.

In a wheelchair
The 27-year-old was diagnosed with a coronavirus infection on Tuesday. Lyles nevertheless decided to compete in the 200 meters. After finishing third behind Letsile Tebogo from Botswana and his US compatriot Kenny Bednarek, he was taken out of the indoor arena in a wheelchair and later wore an FFP2 mask. He had originally aimed to compete in both relays and return home from the Stade de France with four gold medals if possible.

Tebogo explained after his victory that he thought Lyles was arrogant. "I can't be the face of athletics because I'm not an arrogant or loud person like Noah," Tebogo said after winning gold in Lyles' specialty distance. In his contribution to X, however, Lyles congratulated Tebogo and the second-placed Bednarek.