Monday, August 12, 2024

Noah Lyles' mother says Olympic stadium safety 'refused to do something to assist' after monitor star collapsed

Noah Lyles’ mom was livid with how she felt her son was handled when he collapsed after crossing the end line within the males's 200-meter race on the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Keisha Caine Bishop wrote in an Instagram put up that she pleaded with safety to get a health care provider over to treat her son.

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Keisha Caine Bishop argues with security

Keisha Caine Bishop, mom of sprinter Noah Lyles, speaks to safety to demand medical consideration for Lyles, who collapsed after crossing the end line within the males's 200-meter last on Aug. 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Picture/Ashley Landis)

"This was one of many scariest moments of my life!" she wrote on the social media platform. "Watching my son maintain his chest gasping for air whereas the stadium safety refused to name a Dr. as I begged them to ship him assist. In addition they refused to do something to assist. They completely ignored me! No dad or mum ought to ever must expertise this sense of helplessness!

"Nonetheless, I need to thank the @nbcolympics crew for serving to me throughout this second. Thanks for seeing me & my son as human beings and never simply one other story. Phrases can not categorical my gratitude to your empathy, professionalism, and kindness.

"Additionally thanks @usatf workers who let me cry on their shoulders. To the safety crew, I pray if the one you love ever wants assist, they get handled higher than you handled us. I additionally thank God he's getting higher."

Trainers check Noah Lyles

Noah Lyles of the USA is handled by medical workers after the boys's 200-meter last on Aug. 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Picture/Petr David Josek)

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Lyles examined constructive for COVID-19, and regardless of that, he nonetheless gained a bronze medal within the 200. He additionally gained a gold medal within the 100 earlier within the week.

He instructed the Related Press that his temperature reached no larger than 99 levels. He mentioned he feared the signs greater than anything.

"Then bronchial asthma becoming a member of in on that and making it even [worse], that was our worst concern," he mentioned. "We had been again within the medical bay beneath the monitor. Their greatest concern was me getting bronchitis as a result of we did not need one thing to get contaminated and the bronchial asthma actually begins to take kind. We actually needed to leap on high of that.

"If that was the case, I most likely would have needed to get a visit to the hospital, for certain."

Noah Lyles collapses

Noah Lyles lies on the monitor after the boys's 200-meter last on Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Picture/Matthias Schrader)

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Lyles tested negative for COVID on Saturday and can flip his consideration to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo subsequent month.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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