In the men's 200m final at the Paris Olympics, American sprinter Noah Lyles, who was considered the favorite to win the championship, only won the bronze medal. The U.S. track and field team later explained that Lyles was infected with the new coronavirus at the time and was therefore "out of shape."

But a newly exposed video showed that Lyles appeared in a nightclub in Paris on the evening of the 11th, celebrating with friends, and his mental state did not seem like he had just recovered from a serious illness. Subsequently, American netizens questioned Lyles.

In the men's 100m final of the Paris Olympics on the 4th, Lyles won the championship and won praise from American netizens. Therefore, when Lyles said that he was infected with the new coronavirus and his poor performance after the men's 200m final in the early morning of the 9th Beijing time, many American netizens expressed their understanding and were also concerned about his health. On the 11th, Lyles posted a picture of "negative new coronavirus test" on the social platform X, saying that he had recovered.

Just as many netizens were lamenting Lyles' "rapid recovery", the US "Newsweek" published a report on "Lyles partying in a nightclub" on the 12th. The report quoted a video circulated on the Internet, saying that Lyles and many friends were partying in the ARC nightclub in Paris on the evening of the 11th. Lyles in the video was singing and dancing with the American flag, looking very energetic.

In this regard, some American netizens suspected that Lyles was not infected with the new coronavirus at all, but just used this as an excuse for his poor performance in the game; while other netizens believed that if Lyles had indeed been infected with the new coronavirus before, he should at least wear a mask when he went out to party on the evening of the 11th to avoid infecting others with the virus he might carry.

In addition to questioning whether Lyles was infected, some more "venomous" netizens played a "pun" on Lyles' name, calling him "NoahLies" (Lies and Lyles have similar pronunciations, meaning "lie").