SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles competed in the 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night while fighting COVID-19, a dramatic turn of events that cast a pall over one of the most ...

American sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week and ran in Thursday night’s 200-meter race anyway.

PARIS — Excuses? Nah. Noah Lyles’s positive test for COVID-19 is not an excuse for his surprising third-place performance in the men’s 200-meter final on Thursday night.

American sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed that he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week and ran in Thursday night’s 200-meter race anyway.