'Covid definitely affected my performance'published at 07:36 British Summer Time 9 August
Noah Lyles said he was "proud" to win 200m bronze after being hit by Covid-19 wrecked his bid to become the first man since Usain Bolt to complete an individual Olympic sprint double.
The American, 27, claimed the 100m title by five-thousandths of a second in a historic final on Sunday.
But just four days later he was helped off the track in a wheelchair as Botswana's Letsile Tebogo took the 200m crown, with Lyles having tested positive for the virus early on Tuesday morning.
He kept the positive test result a secret from his rivals and emerged for the final with his trademark exuberance, bouncing onto the track.
But after the race he conceded Covid "definitely affected my performance".