Florida’s Noah Lyles tested positive for COVID, needs wheelchair after 200m Olympics run

Noah Lyles, the former Florida Gators star runner who already won gold at the 2024 Olympics, tested positive for COVID before his run in the 200-meter final Thursday in Paris.

The Gainesville native won the bronze medal in what has historically been his best event. He received medical attention and collapsed into a wheelchair after the run.

Lyles has asthma, as he noted after winning the gold medal in the 100-meter dash Sunday to become the “World’s Fastest Man.”

Lyles lay on the track after crossing the finish line. After receiving medical attention, he collapsed into a wheelchair and was wheeled off the track. He was offered oxygen but did not appear to take it.

Lyles said after the race he tested positive for COVID on Tuesday.