Noah Lyles’ Olympic Run Is the New Normal for Living With Covid
55 years ago

Noah Lyles’ Olympic Run Is the New Normal for Living With Covid

Wired  

Covid cases have spiked every summer since 2020, and this season is no exception. One of those, US track star Noah Lyles, ran the men’s 200-meter race on August 8 despite getting a positive result on a Covid test just two days before. The laissez-faire approach to Covid at the biggest and most prestigious sporting event in the world is far removed from the tight restrictions seen at the past few Olympics—and it raises questions about how society should manage the virus both at large, public events and in everyday life moving forward. There are no specific Covid-19 rules at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a stark contrast to the two Olympic Games held during the throes of the pandemic. “Covid-19 is still very different from other seasonal or circulating respiratory illnesses,” says Mark Cameron, associate professor of population and quantitative health sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

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Noah Lyles faked COVID at Olympics? NBA legend thinks so as US athlete's partying video in Paris goes viral
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Noah Lyles faked COVID at Olympics? NBA legend thinks so as US athlete's partying video in Paris goes viral

Hindustan Times  

Olympic sprinter Noah Lyles is facing intense backlash after he was spotted having grand party at L'Arc Paris following his COVID-19 diagnosis. Gold medalist, Noah Lyles, of the United States, poses on the podium after the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. “Noah Lyles didn’t have Covid when he won the …

Noah Lyles feared bronchitis after positive COVID test, but now looks to achieve new goals with love from family
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Noah Lyles feared bronchitis after positive COVID test, but now looks to achieve new goals with love from family

The Hindu  

Asthma didn’t stop Noah Lyles from taking on the 200 meter at the Paris Olympics, even after testing positive for COVID-19. It makes me feel sad for those people who feel like they have to criticize somebody who has big goals and puts those goals out there.” His mother said, “It’s better to have goals and put them out there …

Noah Lyles feared bronchitis after positive COVID test, but now pushes through with new career goals
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Noah Lyles feared bronchitis after positive COVID test, but now pushes through with new career goals

Associated Press  

PARIS — Asthma didn’t stop Noah Lyles from taking on the 200 meter at the Paris Olympics, even after testing positive for COVID-19. It makes me feel sad for those people who feel like they have to criticize somebody who has big goals and puts those goals out there.” His mother said, “It’s better to have goals and put them …

Noah Lyles feared bronchitis after positive COVID test, but now pushes through with new career goals
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Noah Lyles feared bronchitis after positive COVID test, but now pushes through with new career goals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Asthma didn't stop Noah Lyles …

Coach says Noah Lyles had a 102 fever when he won a bronze; says he’ll be back for 2028 Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Coach says Noah Lyles had a 102 fever when he won a bronze; says he’ll be back for 2028 Olympics

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — The night American sprinter Noah Lyles won a bronze medal, he had a fever of around 102 degrees Fahrenheit, according to his coach Lance Brauman. “But to get a bronze medal in 19.70 with a temperature of about 102, that wasn’t too bad.” To Brauman, the performance ranks right up there with the one Lyles delivered to …

Noah Lyles decided to race with COVID-19. The USOPC’s CEO is ‘100% comfortable’ with that decision
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Noah Lyles decided to race with COVID-19. The USOPC’s CEO is ‘100% comfortable’ with that decision

Associated Press  

PARIS — The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said she was “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles’ decision to compete in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event. “The and the athletes have already taken the measures they deemed appropriate.” According to Lyles, he woke up in the middle of the night …

Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past

Associated Press  

PARIS — Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. The World Health Organization said earlier this week that at least 40 athletes at the Olympics had tested positive for the virus, amid growing cases worldwide. COVID-19 “is being treated like any other respiratory disease,” International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Friday. Olympic organizers operated a health …

Noah Lyles raced after testing positive for Covid at the Olympics – he shouldn’t have
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Noah Lyles raced after testing positive for Covid at the Olympics – he shouldn’t have

The Independent  

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More than a quarter of Brits would travel abroad knowing they had Covid
4 months, 4 weeks ago

More than a quarter of Brits would travel abroad knowing they had Covid

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, research has found that more than one in four British adults say they would still travel abroad even if …

Noah Lyles pulls out of relays after racing Olympic 200m final following positive Covid test
5 months ago

Noah Lyles pulls out of relays after racing Olympic 200m final following positive Covid test

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: USA sprinter Noah Lyles says his Summer Games run is over
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: USA sprinter Noah Lyles says his Summer Games run is over

The Hindu  

American Noah Lyles said that his Paris Games are over, hours after he needed medical attention following his shock third-place finish in the 200 metres, when it was revealed he tested positive for COVID. Lyles turned up the positive test on Tuesday, officials said, two days after he won the 100 metres, and appeared to be in physical distress after …

Covid-positive Noah Lyles collapses after winning 200m bronze; stretchered off from track, says ‘Olympics over’
5 months ago

Covid-positive Noah Lyles collapses after winning 200m bronze; stretchered off from track, says ‘Olympics over’

Hindustan Times  

Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles revealed he tested positive for Covid two days before finishing third in Thursday's 200m final, adding that he believed his involvement in the Paris Games was now over. Bronze medallist, US' Noah Lyles receives medical attention after competing in the men's 200m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at …

Noah Lyles competed in the Olympic 200 with COVID and finished 3rd. What we know about his illness
5 months ago

Noah Lyles competed in the Olympic 200 with COVID and finished 3rd. What we know about his illness

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles said he tested positive for COVID two days before he finished third in the 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. Noah Lyles, of the United States, is treated by medical staff following the men's 200-meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Noah Lyles, of the …

Paris 2024 Olympics: US Olympic sprint star Noah Lyles tested positive for COVID-19
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: US Olympic sprint star Noah Lyles tested positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles revealed he tested positive two days before finishing third to take bronze in Thursday’s 200m final. We woke up the doctors and we tested and unfortunately, it came up that I was positive for Covid.” Lyles later told reporters that his illness “definitely affected my performance”. Why would you give an edge over you?” USA …

Noah Lyles comes up short in Olympic men’s 200 meters while battling COVID
5 months ago

Noah Lyles comes up short in Olympic men’s 200 meters while battling COVID

LA Times  

American Noah Lyles lies on the track after winning the bronze medal during the men’s 200-meter final Thursday in Paris. “We had our ups and downs, but we just made sure that we pulled through and made it to the Olympics.” The result ended Lyles’ quest to win the 100, 200 and 400 relay — the coveted sprint triple last …

Noah Lyles reveals COVID-19 diagnosis after bronze medal finish in 200-meter final
5 months ago

Noah Lyles reveals COVID-19 diagnosis after bronze medal finish in 200-meter final

New York Times  

Noah Lyles took the bronze medal Thursday in the men’s 200 meters at the Paris Olympics, then hunched over on the track, motioned for water and was eventually taken away on a makeshift wheelchair. Last Olympics I was very disappointed and this time I couldn’t be more proud.” Later Thursday, Lyles announced in a post to Instagram that his 2024 …

Olympics Sees 40-Plus COVID Cases as Global Infections Rise: WHO
5 months ago

Olympics Sees 40-Plus COVID Cases as Global Infections Rise: WHO

Deccan Chronicle  

Geneva: More than 40 athletes at the Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19, highlighting a new global rise in cases as vaccination coverage plunges, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Data from 84 countries shows that the percentage of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes Covid-19 disease -- "has been rising for several weeks", she told …

Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise, says WHO
5 months ago

Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise, says WHO

The Hindu  

More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Australian medal hope Lani Pallister pulled out of the women’s 1500m freestyle after falling ill. Data from 84 countries shows that the percentage of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that …

Olympics see 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise: WHO
5 months ago

Olympics see 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise: WHO

New Indian Express  

GENEVA: More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Australian medal hopes Lani Pallister pulled out of the women's 1500m freestyle after falling ill. Data from 84 countries shows that the percentage of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that …

So far no positive coronavirus tests among Dutch Winter Olympic team
2 years, 11 months ago

So far no positive coronavirus tests among Dutch Winter Olympic team

NL Times  

The Dutch team that participates in the Olympic Games has been successful at keeping the coronavirus at bay for the time being. However, Dutch-born Austrian ski jumper Sara Marita Kramer has tested positive for the coronavirus before the Olympic games. Every athlete had to undergo two coronavirus tests: one at the airport and one upon arrival at the Olympic village. …

16 new Olympics-related COVID-19 cases, but no athlete and none from Games Village
3 years, 5 months ago

16 new Olympics-related COVID-19 cases, but no athlete and none from Games Village

India TV News  

The Olympic Games organisers announced 16 new COVID-19 cases associated with the event on Wednesday but none of them were athletes. It is for the first time in four days that no COVID-19 cases were reported among Olympic athletes. The total number cases in the Games village currently stands at 19. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were …

COVID-19 scare at Olympics: Three athletes test positive for COVID-19, two staying at Olympic Village
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 scare at Olympics: Three athletes test positive for COVID-19, two staying at Olympic Village

The Hindu  

Three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Games Organising Committee announced on July 18, the development adding to the scepticism around the troubled event which opens on July 23. A total of 10 cases were detected on the day, including five “Games concerned personnel”, one contractor, and a journalist, according to …

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: Two athletes in Olympic village test positive, say official
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: Two athletes in Olympic village test positive, say official

India Today  

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported three new cases of Covid-19 infection among athletes, up from one new case a day earlier, as the population of the athlete's village swells ahead of the start of the pandemic-hit Games next week. Another unnamed athlete has also tested positive upon arrival in the Japanese capital, Tokyo 2020 said, but they are not …

Two Athletes Test Positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials
3 years, 5 months ago

Two Athletes Test Positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials

News 18  

Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony. The Olympic Village, a complex of apartments and dining areas in Tokyo, will house 6,700 athletes and officials at its peak when the delayed 2020 …

Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic athletes' village, say organisers
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic athletes' village, say organisers

India Today  

A person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village, organisers said on Saturday, adding to concerns about infections at the Games which begin next week. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic, is being held mostly without spectators and under tight quarantine rules. Several Covid-19 cases have emerged involving athletes …

Olympic Athlete Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Athlete Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Tokyo

ABP News  

An unnamed athlete, whose identity was not disclosed, on Thursday, tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving for the Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23, PTI reported. According to the latest COVID-19 Positive Case List published on Olympics.com, five other persons — four contractors from Japan and an official designated as a “Games-connected personnel” — have also tested positive. Meanwhile, the Australian …

No Olympic-bound athletes among 24 who tested COVID-19 positive at NCOE Bhopal
3 years, 9 months ago

No Olympic-bound athletes among 24 who tested COVID-19 positive at NCOE Bhopal

The Hindu  

Twenty four athletes and 12 support staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Bhopal. In the two tests conducted, a total of 36 people have tested positive for Covid, out of whom 24 are athletes, and the other 12 who are staff of NCOE. In view of the …

Doctor: I’m worried the Olympics can’t be made safe against Covid
3 years, 10 months ago

Doctor: I’m worried the Olympics can’t be made safe against Covid

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of emergency medicine, co-founder of Get Us PPE and a CNN medical analyst. CNN — On February 3, the International Olympics Committee released a playbook describing the measures to be taken to protect staff, athletes and communities from SARS-CoV-2 in the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Summer Games, set to begin in …

World 200m champion Noah Lyles admits long-term psychological problems compounded by pandemic, Olympic postponement, BLM movement
4 years, 4 months ago

World 200m champion Noah Lyles admits long-term psychological problems compounded by pandemic, Olympic postponement, BLM movement

Firstpost  

American Lyles, who won gold in the 200 metres and the 4x100m relay in Doha last year and was hotly tipped for the success at the Tokyo Games, announced earlier this month that he was on anti-depressants. Paris: World champion sprinter Noah Lyles revealed on Wednesday that he has had psychological problems since he was eight years old, issues that …

Coronavirus pandemic: British athlete Guy Learmonth says Tokyo Olympics 2020 should be postponed
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: British athlete Guy Learmonth says Tokyo Olympics 2020 should be postponed

Firstpost  

The International Olympic Committee must give athletes some “clarity, transparency and flexibility” by postponing the Tokyo Games over the coronavirus pandemic, British athlete Guy Learmonth has said. “Purely from an athlete’s point of view, we need clarity, transparency and flexibility,” Learmonth, who hopes to compete at Tokyo in the 800 metres event, told The Guardian. But for that to happen …

COVID-19 coronavirus 'the most serious' threat Olympic Games have faced, Kevan Gosper says
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 coronavirus 'the most serious' threat Olympic Games have faced, Kevan Gosper says

ABC  

One of Australia's most experienced Olympic officials has confirmed that without a vaccine or a slow-down in coronavirus infections, a decision to cancel the games will be made in late April or May. Key points: Former IOC vice-president Kevan Gosper says the Games would not be postponed or moved, only cancelled He said the speed at which coronavirus is spreading …

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