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Noah Lyles leaves Olympic track in wheelchair after contracting Covid-19

Noah Lyles left the Olympics track in a wheelchair after winning bronze in the men’s 200m final, as it was confirmed he had contracted Covid-19. Letsile Tebogo stormed to victory in the 200m final to deny Lyles, the 100m champion, a sprint double at the Olympics on Thursday evening (8 August) . Botswana’s Tebogo won a dominant race in 19.46s, with Kenny Bednarek in second and Lyles adding bronze to his 100m gold.