Lyles took the bronze medal behind gold medal winner Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and USA’s Kenny Bednarek who claimed silver.
The American sprinter said he tested positive around five o’clock on Tuesday morning and woke up in the middle of the night “with chills”.
“We tested it and it came back positive so we quickly quarantined in a hotel near the village and get me on as much medication as we legally could to make sure that my body was able to keep the momentum going. Tebogo crossed in 19.46 for his first Olympic title and the United States’ Kenny Bednarek snapped up silver.
Tebogo, 21, became the first man from his country to win an Olympic 200 metres final and dedicated the medal to his mother, Elizabeth Seratiwa, who passed away last May. “I believe that no matter what happens this four by one team can handle anything and everything. I’ve been with them in practice. They are more than capable to come out with a win and even break as many records as they take their mind to.”
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