{"id":48659,"date":"2024-08-08T16:51:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T20:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=48659"},"modified":"2024-08-08T16:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T20:52:40","slug":"floridas-noah-lyles-tested-positive-for-covid-needs-wheelchair-after-200m-olympics-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/08\/floridas-noah-lyles-tested-positive-for-covid-needs-wheelchair-after-200m-olympics-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida&#8217;s Noah Lyles tested positive for COVID, needs wheelchair after 200m Olympics run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noah Lyles, the former Florida Gators star runner who already won gold at the&nbsp;2024 Olympics, tested&nbsp;positive for COVID&nbsp;before his run in the 200-meter final Thursday in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"bbbbc7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bbbbc7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01j4spj1sd5wg4nd1hre.webp?resize=720%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48660 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01j4spj1sd5wg4nd1hre.webp?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01j4spj1sd5wg4nd1hre.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gainesville native&nbsp;won the bronze medal&nbsp;in what has historically been his best event. He received medical attention and collapsed into a wheelchair after the run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyles has asthma, as he noted after winning the gold medal in the&nbsp;100-meter dash&nbsp;Sunday to become the &#8220;World&#8217;s Fastest Man.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyles said after the race he tested positive for COVID on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<Center><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Noah Lyles provides an update on his condition after the 200m final. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ParisOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ParisOlympics<\/a> <br><br>\ud83d\udcfa NBC &amp; Peacock <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Qs1vcBycf\">pic.twitter.com\/9Qs1vcBycf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1821628578963853418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noah Lyles, the former Florida Gators star runner who already won gold at the&nbsp;2024 Olympics, tested&nbsp;positive for COVID&nbsp;before his run in the 200-meter final Thursday in Paris. 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