Noah Lyles reveals he shared room with other athlete while suffering from COVID-19

Noah Lyles has revealed he continued to share a room with his girlfriend after the US sprinter tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

News of Lyles' diagnosis emerged after the 200m final on Thursday evening, in which the 100m champion took the bronze medal.

Concerns were raised when the 27-year-old required medical treatment on the track after the race and was placed in a wheelchair.

Speaking after the final, Lyles - who is asthmatic - said that the effects of COVID-19 'definitely affected my performance' and that he had 'active' chest pain.

The American is in a relationship with fellow athlete Junelle Bromfield, who is competing for Jamaica at Paris 2024.

The 26-year-old reached the semi-final of the women's 400m and was part of the 4x400m mixed relay team that finished in fifth place in the final.

She is also a member of the seven-strong women's 4x400m relay team that will compete in the final tonight, but it is yet to be confirmed as to whether she will be chosen to race.

After his diagnosis, Lyles immediately went into quarantine.

He said that the pair decided to continue to share a room in recent days after his diagnosis, and that Bromfield had moved him several times during the night to stop him from coughing.

He explained: "Junelle said I was coughing through the night last night.

"I thought I had a good sleep, but she said she had to keep moving me through the night to make sure I would stop coughing.

"The only people who know [about the positive test] were the medical staff, my coach, my mom and my family."

"I was going to compete [in the final] regardless," he added. "If I didn't make the final, that would have been the sign not to compete."

It is yet to be confirmed whether Lyles will compete in the men's 4x100m relay which takes place later this week, but the American has appeared to indicate that his Olympics is now over in a post on Instagram.