He started wearing a mask after the 100m so he definitely was sick or not wanting to get sick was my thoughts. Now I know he was sick. Hopefully this doesn't come back to haunt him. Sometimes if you exert your self like he did today covid can become Post Covid Condition. Look it up dude.
I know I feel really down on myself when I barely win a Gold in the marquee Olympic Athletics event. Someone of your savoir-faire must have at least 3 or 4 golds.
Did mom not bring you more cheesy poofs or hot pockets yet?
Doesn't seem like a great idea, but funny how now that's okay but 3 years ago they would have made him quarantine for 14 days...
I mean it is hilarious isn't it - christ, if he had come off the track and gone straight to medical like he did after the semi (so everyone important knew at least yesterday that he had it), they would have shut down the entire games, the Americans would have been deported by a military escort and Lyles put in solitary confinement for a month.
Fast forward 3 years and the consensus is he's a hero for fighting through it and still medalling.
To be honest for me, this is absolutely no different than him running with a cold and being under the weather. Sucks for him that it happened because this result does impact his legacy - an OG sprint double is an absolute must to even be considered for the Mt Rushmore of sprinters and he's never getting one now. But it is just so ironic how attitudes have changed in just 24 months - I can't wait to go read the "Lyles is an irresponsible a-hole" thread, authored by the Letsrun.com science and social justice team led by Harambe.
I thought he looked off in the semi and when they showed him pre-race today. Not his normal energy. But it was very selfish for him to compete; who knows who else he might infect?
They definitely should not let him run the 4x100, and, based on the performance from the team this am, they don't need to.
Doesn't seem like a great idea, but funny how now that's okay but 3 years ago they would have made him quarantine for 14 days...
I mean it is hilarious isn't it - christ, if he had come off the track and gone straight to medical like he did after the semi (so everyone important knew at least yesterday that he had it), they would have shut down the entire games, the Americans would have been deported by a military escort and Lyles put in solitary confinement for a month.
Fast forward 3 years and the consensus is he's a hero for fighting through it and still medalling.
To be honest for me, this is absolutely no different than him running with a cold and being under the weather. Sucks for him that it happened because this result does impact his legacy - an OG sprint double is an absolute must to even be considered for the Mt Rushmore of sprinters and he's never getting one now. But it is just so ironic how attitudes have changed in just 24 months - I can't wait to go read the "Lyles is an irresponsible a-hole" thread, authored by the Letsrun.com science and social justice team led by Harambe.
You may want to google 'mRNA vaccine safety and efficacy' before another weirdly misinformed tirade. Appreciate that I remain rent-free in antivaxxers' brains though.
I have no issues with Lyles competing given how well the vaccines have controlled the risk of COVID.
Honestly, Tokyo was likely over-controlled but Japan was a) really cautious and b) vaccines were still being distributed and c) the general sentiment around COVID was still catching up to the efficacy of the vaccines at that time.
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They have nothing to do about it. Some people have issues with Lyles and other athletes (usually there is one similarity physically with the athletes they tend to have issues with) and they will criticize anything they do because they are unhappy and have it seeping out of them. They complain that track isn't popular but then critique the biggest stars for having a personality, wearing nail polish, really anything that has nothing to do with anything. If they were alive in the 40s they would have found things to complain about Jesse Owen.
There are so many ridiculous idiots who post here. Hey, IDIOTS, Noah Lyles, love him or hate him normally, had a legitimate illness that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, vaccine or no vaccine. I sure as he** wouldn't want COVID. And DON'T YOU GENIUSES THINK THERE WAS A PROTOCOL THAT LYLES FOLLOWED TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW? There are strict guidelines, whether it's for Lyles or for some athlete who wouldn't stand a chance at getting anywhere near a podium, and Lyles adhered to the rules. He was ALLOWED to run if he wanted to, and he wanted to, and despite health issues that obviously affected his performances, he ran. And he still broke 20 seconds and he still won the bronze. That's pretty damn EPIC, if you ask me.
If Lyles goes home DEVASTATED, it's not because his efforts to succeed weren't top-rated, but because that human being named Noah Lyles caught something at a very inopportune time, and it affected his performance. You know who goes home DEVASTATED because of his performance? How about Erriyon Knighton, who didn't get a medal (despite still running a sub-20)?
They let him run with COVID? Yes, and for good reason. Lyles followed the rules, which are just a little bit different than in 2020. Lyles was allowed to run because that's what the rules allow! Really, really simple, but obviously some people can't comprehend that there's a now and a then.
Excuses excuses! So his pre-race theatrics were also done with covid? Hold that L!!
He has a history of severe asthma. There's a difference between pre race theatrics and running all out for any amount of time. As someone who had exercise induced and cold weather asthma I'm not shocked that jumping around and a 19 second all out run yield different reactions.
Excuses excuses! So his pre-race theatrics were also done with covid? Hold that L!!
He has a history of severe asthma. There's a difference between pre race theatrics and running all out for any amount of time. As someone who had exercise induced and cold weather asthma I'm not shocked that jumping around and a 19 second all out run yield different reactions.
brother. watch the tape. See that after his strong finish he was okay, until he had what seems to be a panic attack and mini-mental breakdown. he had so much pressure on himself.
How hard could it be to run 200 meters? Let the clown run for god sakes.
At a mileage distance runner's speed, not that hard. But they can't push themselves hard enough to hurt, because they just can't run fast enough.
Imagine a distance runner doing a session of 5 x 80, it's a joke. Or 4 x 120. But for a sprinter who is at 10.70 or faster, at max speed, that is tough esp on the CNS, and cooks them for a few days. Imagine doing 5 x 80 with 15 mins recovery, but at 10.1 100 speed.
I mean it is hilarious isn't it - christ, if he had come off the track and gone straight to medical like he did after the semi (so everyone important knew at least yesterday that he had it), they would have shut down the entire games, the Americans would have been deported by a military escort and Lyles put in solitary confinement for a month.
Fast forward 3 years and the consensus is he's a hero for fighting through it and still medalling.
To be honest for me, this is absolutely no different than him running with a cold and being under the weather. Sucks for him that it happened because this result does impact his legacy - an OG sprint double is an absolute must to even be considered for the Mt Rushmore of sprinters and he's never getting one now. But it is just so ironic how attitudes have changed in just 24 months - I can't wait to go read the "Lyles is an irresponsible a-hole" thread, authored by the Letsrun.com science and social justice team led by Harambe.
You may want to google 'mRNA vaccine safety and efficacy' before another weirdly misinformed tirade. Appreciate that I remain rent-free in antivaxxers' brains though.
I have no issues with Lyles competing given how well the vaccines have controlled the risk of COVID.
Honestly, Tokyo was likely over-controlled but Japan was a) really cautious and b) vaccines were still being distributed and c) the general sentiment around COVID was still catching up to the efficacy of the vaccines at that time.
You may want to google 'mRNA vaccine safety and efficacy' before another weirdly misinformed tirade. Appreciate that I remain rent-free in antivaxxers' brains though.
I have no issues with Lyles competing given how well the vaccines have controlled the risk of COVID.
Honestly, Tokyo was likely over-controlled but Japan was a) really cautious and b) vaccines were still being distributed and c) the general sentiment around COVID was still catching up to the efficacy of the vaccines at that time.