3 years ago, we weren't allowed to go to Tokyo without multiple Covid free tests and once there we had to sign out of our hotel even if we left for 1 minute.
Now, a guy can have a positive Covid-19 test and USATF doesn't even issue a press release so at least others could take precautions?
I'm honestly not sure on the correct answer to this but it shows you how much has changed.
I guess probably not, but if you've got no problem telling the world afterwards, then it's clear the only reason you didn't tell them before hand is you'd be afraid the IOC wouldn't let you compete.
Thoughts?
COVID is no longer a life threatening illness. 3-4 years ago it was far more dangerous.
3 years ago, we weren't allowed to go to Tokyo without multiple Covid free tests and once there we had to sign out of our hotel even if we left for 1 minute.
Now, a guy can have a positive Covid-19 test and USATF doesn't even issue a press release so at least others could take precautions?
I'm honestly not sure on the correct answer to this but it shows you how much has changed.
I guess probably not, but if you've got no problem telling the world afterwards, then it's clear the only reason you didn't tell them before hand is you'd be afraid the IOC wouldn't let you compete.
Thoughts?
Amazing how safe and effective vaccines can dramatically change the relative risk of a disease!
Congrats to Lyles for toughing it out.
I am just reading this but odds people have said the vaccines he got years ago gave him COVID.
For healthy individuals it was never dangerous. Noah should have just told everyone he had a cold. Same diff.
It sounds like the crud is going around in the village. He got sick, and it hurt his performance, but he gutted it out for third. That's it. That's the story.
Three years ago, we were still in a declared emergency. That declaration is no longer in place, and the pandemic is over. Just like the flu of 1917, COVID-19 is now basically just a cold. That being the case and there being no protocol for athletes to alert others to their issues (besides, here in the states that's private HIPPA info), I don't think Lyles had any reason nor responsibility to announce. This isn't 2020-21 anymore.
I personally think the issues related to COVID are overstated for healthy people, however…
Sepp Kuss was denied a start by the race organizers for this year’s Tour de France for testing positive for COVID shortly before that event started.
If Lyles tested positive 15 hours before the 200m final as reported, then he should have been held out if he was truly ill.
If he was ill, then wishing him well on his recovery. Otherwise, the lack of a mask and need for a wheelchair after a sub-20 second race is beyond dramatic.
People question why Americans don’t root for SML? Lyles’ excuses on the rare occasions he loses are just another example of people that don’t t realize without fans, athletes have no incomes.
3 years ago, we weren't allowed to go to Tokyo without multiple Covid free tests and once there we had to sign out of our hotel even if we left for 1 minute.
Now, a guy can have a positive Covid-19 test and USATF doesn't even issue a press release so at least others could take precautions?
I'm honestly not sure on the correct answer to this but it shows you how much has changed.
I guess probably not, but if you've got no problem telling the world afterwards, then it's clear the only reason you didn't tell them before hand is you'd be afraid the IOC wouldn't let you compete.
Thoughts?
- The race is outdoors, risk to the other athletes is negligible.
- The other athletes are the lowest risk of COVID, given that they’re in the Olympic final. They’re the healthiest people alive.
- The risk is to Lyles, since he’s running sick. He’s allowed to decide, and has a medical team to help him with the decision.
With vaccines and therapeutics available, this is no different from the flu. Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki both had flu games in the NBA finals (and they both were MVPs and the reason their teams won).
Three years ago, we were still in a declared emergency. That declaration is no longer in place, and the pandemic is over. Just like the flu of 1917, COVID-19 is now basically just a cold. That being the case and there being no protocol for athletes to alert others to their issues (besides, here in the states that's private HIPPA info), I don't think Lyles had any reason nor responsibility to announce. This isn't 2020-21 anymore.
Should a track and field journalist know anything about the COVID policy of the biggest track and field event? Should a track and field journalist look up the COVID policy of the biggest track and field event before making a thread about it?
Someone should interview Sam Kendrick for his thoughts since they locked him away in the dungeon in Tokyo and didn't let him pole vault there. That went over great.
Reminds me of Greg Louganis not telling the medical staff that treated his bleeding wound without gloves that he was HIV positive. The medical personnel who were closely with him while he was panting after his race probably are wishing that they had worn masks.
3 years ago, we weren't allowed to go to Tokyo without multiple Covid free tests and once there we had to sign out of our hotel even if we left for 1 minute.
Now, a guy can have a positive Covid-19 test and USATF doesn't even issue a press release so at least others could take precautions?
I'm honestly not sure on the correct answer to this but it shows you how much has changed.
I guess probably not, but if you've got no problem telling the world afterwards, then it's clear the only reason you didn't tell them before hand is you'd be afraid the IOC wouldn't let you compete.
Thoughts?
no. you don't need to tell anybody or lie if you want to. make sure you breath on your fellow competitors, get as close as you want. no big deal.
3 years ago, we weren't allowed to go to Tokyo without multiple Covid free tests and once there we had to sign out of our hotel even if we left for 1 minute.
Now, a guy can have a positive Covid-19 test and USATF doesn't even issue a press release so at least others could take precautions?
I'm honestly not sure on the correct answer to this but it shows you how much has changed.
I guess probably not, but if you've got no problem telling the world afterwards, then it's clear the only reason you didn't tell them before hand is you'd be afraid the IOC wouldn't let you compete.
Thoughts?
Amazing how safe and effective vaccines can dramatically change the relative risk of a disease!