Noah Lyles is incredibly eager to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In the 200-meter sprint at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the American sprinter took home a bronze medal.
However, he is more than ready to not only demonstrate his abilities this time, but also potentially put an end to the United States’ two-decade gold medal drought in the men’s 100-meter relay at the Olympics in Paris.
In Paris, Lyles would compete in the men’s 100-, 200-, and 4×100-meter relay events. The sprinter responded as follows when asked how he felt:
“And now, just like Tara [Davis-Woodhall], when I made that team, I felt so excited. I was feeling all the feelings when I made it for the 200[m], which you know, over the years, it’s kind of grown as like an event where everybody knows I’m already going to win.” [via TeamUSA’s Instagram page]
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One of the fastest 200-meter sprinters in the world, Noah Lyles advanced through the ranks after taking home a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics. In addition, Lyles is the reigning world champion after winning the 200-meter gold medal at the Budapest-hosted 2023 IAAF World Championships.
Noah Lyles on making the first-ever Olympic 4×100-meter relay team.
Noah Lyles is particularly thrilled about one particular event: the 4×100 m relay, where he will be competing as a representative of the United States for the first time. He reminisced about his sadness at missing the relay event at the Olympics in Tokyo.
Lyles started out as a junior world champion, taking home the gold in the 200-meter event at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics.
In addition, he took home two gold medals from the 2016 World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in the 100-meter and 4×100-meter relay events. In the men’s 200-meter sprint, Lyles’ personal best time of 19.31 seconds places him slightly below Usain Bolt’s legendary Olympic record of 19.30 seconds.
Lyles is now a strong candidate for the Olympic gold medal after setting a personal best in the 100 meters in the Wanda Diamond League leg at the London Athletics Meet. His time of 9.81 seconds was impressive. He did, however, disclose a few days ago that he is more concerned with winning titles than merely setting records.
