Coach says Noah Lyles had a 102 fever when he won a bronze; says he'll be back for 2028 Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The night American sprinter Noah Lyles won a bronze medal, he had a fever of around 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius), according to his coach Lance Brauman.

It's what made that medal, in his last sprint at the Paris Olympics, all the more impressive to Brauman, who described the sprinter's condition and future Friday in an interview with The Associated Press.

Lyles tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and finished third in Thursday’s final behind Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and American teammate Kenneth Bednarek.

“Those guys raced great," Brauman said. “But to get a bronze medal in 19.70 with a temperature of about 102, that wasn't too bad.”