Top Athletes Who Pulled Out of Olympics Due to Injury as Lyles Withdraws

Top Athletes Who Pulled Out of Olympics Due to Injury as Lyles Withdraws

  • Noah Lyles is the latest top track and field athlete to withdraw from the Olympic Games with injury or illness
  • Several big names, mainly from Jamaica, reported to the Olympic Village but couldn't compete due to injuries
  • The 2024 Paris Olympic Games comes to an end this weekend, and some of these athletes have competed in their last Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been a spectacle, but it will be concluded on Sunday, August 11.

Athletics, considered the number one Olympic sport, has delivered awe-inspiring moments on and off the track and field.

However, fans never witnessed some of their favourite athletes compete in Paris because of injuries and illness.

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew without getting a medal at the Paris Olympics, while Noah Lyles won a gold and bronze
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's final Olympic Games ended without a medal, while Noah Lyles won his first gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Photos by Steve Christo - Corbis and Mehmet Murat Onel/Anadolu.
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Noah Lyles is the latest athlete to withdraw from the Olympics due to Covid-19. The American was expected to win his second gold medal in the 200m but was beaten by Letsile Tebogo.

The 100m champion has joined some top track and field athletes who were forced to pull out of the Olympic Games.

Top athletes who withdrew from Olympics

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

The Jamaican sprint legend ran in the first round and then withdrew abruptly just before the semi-final. She was aiming to win three gold medals in the women's 100m to add to her 2008 and 2012 crowns. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games were her last, and it remains to be seen what Fraser-Pryce does in her career after Paris.

Shericka Jackson

Another Jamaican superstar couldn't compete because of injury. Jackson was in the Olympic Village, and she withdrew from the 100m before she was listed as DNS in the 200m (Did Not Start). Jackson was chasing the world record in the women's 200m and her first Olympic gold medal but will have to wait until 2028.

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Noah Lyles

Lyles narrowly won the 100m title last weekend and was beaten by Letsile Tebogo in the 200m final. Later, it was discovered that he had contracted COVID-19. The outspoken American sprinter then announced that his Olympics were over.

Zharnel Hughes

The world bronze medalist from Great Britain finished sixth in the third semi-final of the 100m and failed to advance to the final. Days later, he pulled out of the 200m heats due to a hamstring issue, per The Independent. he also skipped the European and British championships with a hamstring injury.

Shaunae Miller-Uibo

Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo is another superstar aiming to defend her title at the Olympics, but injuries prevented her. The 400m will get a new champion after she finished last in the repechage after struggling with injury.

Miller-Uibo was chasing her third straight gold medal in the distance, but it was clear she wasn't in the best shape after walking in the race in the first round, per Olympics.com.

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Fraser-Pryce message after Olympics withdrawal

TUKO.co.ke earlier reported on Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's message after her withdrawal from the 2024 Olympic Games.

The veteran sprinter expressed her disappointment and thanked fans who supported her since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Source: TUKO.co.ke

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