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How Depression Denied Noah Lyles Olympics Gold Medalist

It’s no longer news that the reigning world 200m Champion, Noah Lyles could only picked bronze medalist (19.74) behind Andre De Grasse and U.S. teammate Kenneth Bednarek (19.68) at the Tokyo Olympics 200m final. But what is not known was how has been battling depression before the games. After the epic race, he opened up […]

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How Covid-19 And Olympics Postponement Worsen My Depression-Noah Lyles

The reigning World Champion and American sprint star, Noah Lyles who has always shown a bubbling and cheerful personality in front of the cameras to go with his blistering performances, but admits that he has experienced dark moments. In a rare openness by Noah on Wednesday, he said he has been battling with psychological problems […]

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How I Struggled With Depression- Van Niekerk

South Africa Wayde Van Niekerk, the World 400m Record Holder and Olympics Champion opened up on how he went through a bout of depression after his injury in 2017 in an interview with BBC sport. “The first two weeks were very difficult and showed signs of me climbing into a dark space,” he said. “So […]