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Tokyo 2020: Athletes human and not superheroes, says US track star Lyles / V000_9KK4CT
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The Tokyo Olympics will always have a unique place in history as the coronavirus Games but the event has also forced the issue of mental health into the open.
US track star Noah Lyles - who'll be leaving the Games with a bronze medal in the men's 200m - has been open about his mental health struggles, last year saying taking antidepressants was one of the best decisions he's ever made.
"A lot of people don’t see athletes as human," he said on Saturday. But "we do normal things. We have emotions.... if you insult us, we will feel it." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES