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Why Noah Lyles Hid Olympics COVID Diagnosis From Competitors


Team USA track and field star Noah Lyles explained why he kept his COVID diagnosis in Paris hidden from his competitors and the media

Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesBromfield, 26, — who got engaged to Lyles in October — said “everything just went spiraling out in that moment,” and she asked the Team USA star how he planned on handling the situation. Tom Weller/VOIGT/GettyImages When the 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off in the summer of 2021 after being postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, there was regular testing, mask wearing and a ban on spectators. After the race, Lyles immediately fell to the ground, struggled to breathe and eventually had to be taken off the track in a wheelchair — but he still managed to win bronze.

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