• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
    hexagon
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    4 months ago

    Emphasis mine.

    “We didn’t want everybody to go into a panic, we wanted them to be able to compete,” Lyles, wearing an N-95 mask, told reporters about 45 minutes after finishing in 19.70 seconds... Lyles added: “And you never want to tell your competitors you’re sick. Why would you give them an edge?”

    • Tiocfaidhcaisarla [he/him, comrade/them]
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      4 months ago

      Idk if you have ever run a 200 meter but the dossiers you have to read on your opponents are thicker than the race is long. It's understandable to keep this under wraps. Plus sprinting on covid is a dream anyway