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Lyles was next scheduled to compete in the men' 4x100m relay final on Friday, but it appears he will not be a part of that foursome.
It's been an eventful five days for Lyles. He came into the Olympics talking a big game, and he delivered right off the bat, winning the men's 100m final Sunday evening.
Lyles was the favorite to win the 200m race as well, as he is considered the best in the world in it, but could not deliver another gold, instead finishing third with a time of 19.70 seconds. That was behind Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, who took the gold with a time of 19.46 seconds, and teammate Kenneth Bednarek's time of 19.62 seconds, which was good for second.
But soon after the race was finished, his mother said he had tested positive for COVID earlier in the week. Lyles needed medical attention after the race, but it wasn't clear what the issue was or if it was related to his COVID diagnosis. Commentators said Lyles was seen taken off from the track in a wheelchair by medical personnel after the race.
"Yeah, I woke up early 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning and I just was feeling really horrible," Lyles said. "I knew it was more than just being sore from the 100. You know, woke up the doctors and we tested and unfortunately, it came up that I was positive for COVID. My first thought was not to panic...And we just took it day by day, trying to hydrate as much, quarantined off. And I'd definitely say it's taken it's toll for sure, but I've never been more proud of myself."
