Noah Lyles is unafraid of when he would break Usain Bolt’s world records as he draws inspiration from Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Noah Lyles believes he still has more time to break Usain Bolt’s world records as he referenced Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Both the 100m (9.58 seconds) and 200m (19.19 seconds) world records were set by the Jamaican legend Usain Bolt at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Lyles has been vocal about attacking the 200m world specifically but owing to the mixed season he had in 2024, he was forced to postpone his ambitions. The triple world champion remains confident that the right time will come as he revealed that his peak has just started.
The Olympic champion has expressed his disappointment at the lukewarm reception Team USA athletes received back home despite their successful outing in Paris.
The reigning Olympic 100m champion added that he is likely to compete for many years, drawing inspiration from tack queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who is 38 and still going strong.
However, Shelly-Ann might be enjoying the final days of her career as she also revealed that the Paris Olympics were her final Games. He believes that with technology, he will continue making waves in the world of track and field.
“They used to say it was around 30 when a sprinter reaches their peak but with technology now, it’s more like 35,” Noah Lyles said on his Beyond the Records podcast.
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Coleman changed coaches after missing out on qualifying for the Olympic games in both the 100 and 200m races.
“And then you’ve got people like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. I’ve just reached what they consider peak fitness for my age. So 26 through 31/32 is what they consider to be peak.”
The American sprint king has had a slow 2024 season, especially at the Paris Olympic Games where he tested positive for COVID-19 and could not realise his dreams.
Noah Lyles started his Olympic campaign on a high, winning the men’s 100m Olympic title but went ahead and settled for bronze in the 200m. Letsile Tebogo won the race as Kenny Bednarek finished second.
At the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Noah Lyles also claimed a bronze medal in the 200m final and his hopes to upgrade that medal hit a dead end.
Lyles also failed to compete in the men’s 4x100m relay that was eventually disqualified due to faulty baton exchanges.
He now shifts focus to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan where he will have the pressure of defending his 100m and 200m titles and hopefully for another time, anchor the men’s 4x100m relay team to victory.
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