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Noah Lyles was left frustrated and unhappy after being named the Male Track Athlete of the Year at the 2023 World Athletics Awards.
Triple world champion Noah Lyles wasn't happy with how events turned out at the 2023 World Athletics Awards in Monaco.
Lyles, who was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Year, was frustrated with the fact that the awards were split into six categories as against two (Male and Female Athlete of the Year) in the previous years.
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23:31 - 11.12.2023
2023 World Athletics Awards: Faith Kipyegon and Noah Lyles reign supreme in the track events
Middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon and world's fastest man Noah Lyles are the 2023 World Athletics Track Athletes of the Year.
The American speedster achieved a rare feat in the 2023 season by winning the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m gold medals at the World Championships in Budapest, thus sealing his name as the best male sprinter in the world this year.
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Off track, Lyles has also been the most influential male athlete, as he's put athletics on the world map, making it a topic of conversations and various controversies.
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02:51 - 04.12.2023
Noah Lyles: Triple world champion shows off his affluence and expensive lifestyle at USATF Awards
What better way to receive an award? Turning up in luxurious style just like Noah Lyles at the 2023 USATF Awards.
The multiple world champion was expecting to be the only winner of the Men's Athlete of the Year Award, but instead was awarded for the track category. Mondo Duplantis and Kelvin Kiptum were each given the Field and out of stadia categories - meaning there was no particular standout athlete of the season.
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Speaking on this change by the World Athletics, Lyles aired his opinion on the unexpected categorization.
"Not what I expected, I wasn't expecting that. Nobody was prepared for what really happened tonight, everybody was caught off guard especially when we heard. It's a little confusing at the moment.
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21:28 - 21.11.2023
Noah Lyles: World's fastest man makes shocking revelation of his big plans that excludes running
Noah Lyles made a confession on the best thing he loves about track and field.
I don't think I can digest what happened tonight, give me a few weeks, then I think I can breakdown what happened today," said Lyles.
The world's fastest man will later post on his X page after receiving the award.
"Idk what to say… There is so much I want to say and so much Ik I shouldn’t say. I need time to truly get my feelings together before I start speaking on what happened tonight."
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