Noah Lyles holding his bronze medal

Professional athletes usually have way more endurance than regular people but they also have their limits. Track & Field American star Noah Lyles was coming fresh out of winning the 100m gold medal at the Olympics and he got ready for the 200m dash expecting to get the same result. Unfortunately, Lyles didn’t wake up healthy as he had Covid-19 that was notified to him right before the race. Regardless of the risks, Noah Lyles still decided to race and he still won the bronze medal during the final. To win a bronze medal while having Covid was pretty wild but wait until to hear more details about the real state of Lyles at the time he raced.

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Noah Lyles Stunned in 200m Final After COVID-19 Diagnosis_ Collapses at Finish Line

Noah Lyles had a terrible fever during the race

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According to new information coach Lance Brauman told to the Associated Press, Noah Lyles was actually suffering a fever of 102 degress Farenheit (39 Celsius). Just to participate with Covid in a race where he would compete for Olympic glory is already wild enough. Doing it with that level of temperature is actually unheard of. At all times, Lyles had a chance to say he didn’t want to compete but he never took that route. The coach reminded people that Lyles is only 25 years old and he is just about to enter the best moment of his professional career. Plus, the next Olympic Games will be in Los Angeles four years from now.

This is what his coach said: “Those guys raced great. But to get a bronze medal in 19.70 with a temperature of about 102, that wasn’t too bad. Its hard to replace a gold medal in the 100 meters at the Olympic Games … that one was probably the most important medal. How did he put it, we talked about it – he will have the most satisfaction out of the bronze. Hes going to be really good through LA at least, and then well see what happens after that. I just need him to keep doing what hes doing. I mean, he was sick. People are going to say whatever they want, and thats fine, but the dude was sick. What he had to do to muscle out that medal, thats going to be hard to forget.”