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Noah Lyles has put all his 200m rivals including Letsile Tebogo on notice as he made a bold prediction ahead of the L.A. 2028 Olympic Games.
Triple world champion Noah Lyles has opened up about his Olympic Games dream that never was and how he plans to work on himself to be ready ahead of the L.A. 2028 Olympic Games.
The three-time world 200m champion disclosed that he never thought the 200m would be one of the hardest for him to win at the Olympic Games, revealing that he will bounce back next time.
In an interview with NBC Sport, he put Letsile Tebogo, the reigning Olympic champion in the 200m and Kenny Bednarek, the silver medallist on notice as he plans to take over in Los Angeles. Lyles only managed a gold medal in the men’s 100m before testing positive for COVID-19.
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The American sprint king finished third in the men’s 200m and was a no-show in the men’s 4x100m relay race where Team USA was disqualified after breaching baton exchange rules.
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“I’d definitely say it’s unfinished business, me and this Olympic 200m. I always thought it was going to be the 100m that was going to be the hardest one for me to obtain. I never thought that I’d be 100m Olympic gold medalist before I became a 200m Olympic gold medallist,” Lyles said.
He added that in 2028, competing on home soil will be a morale booster and he will be out to show the world what he really is capable of.
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'He does it for attention' - Fred Kerley and Noah Lyles open up about their rivalry & contrasting personalities
Fred Kerley and Noah Lyles have opened up about their rivarly, as well as the contrasting differences in their personalities.
"I think of it [L.A. 2028] being my greatest Olympics ever," Lyles said. "It's going to be on home soil. I've already got the beautiful feeling from Paris. The energy, the crowds were amazing. I'm just like, 'Oh, my gosh, you get to bring this back to the U.S. home soil?' It's very rare that you get to make the Olympics, and then on top of that, be in your own backyard,” he added.
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