American sprinter who caught coronavirus was taken from the stadium in a wheelchair

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American sprinter Noah Lyles, who finished third in the 200-meter race at the 2024 Olympics, left the stadium in a wheelchair after contracting coronavirus. This was reported by BBC.

Unable to stand up for a long time after the finish, the player asked the officials for water and was then removed from the stadium.

The BBC also reported, citing a statement from the United States Athletics Federation (USATF), that the athlete received a positive Covid-19 test two days ago but decided not to withdraw from the finals.

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo won the 200m race in 19.46 seconds. The American athlete Kenneth Bednarek came in second in 19.62 seconds. Lyles came in third in 19.70 seconds.

At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a call to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions. The organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games at the end of 2023. To participate, they had to meet a number of conditions and qualify.

Previously, Ukraine qualified He was unable to participate in the Olympics due to internet problems in Jamaica.

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