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Noah Lyles has explained why he stopped stalking his opponents on Netflix's Sprint docuseries.
Reigning Olympic champion Noah Lyles has revealed why he will stop stalking his opponents on Netflix’s Sprint docuseries.
Noah Lyles has been vocal about following up on his opponents and bragging about how he knows their weaknesses, like pointing out Kishane Thompson’s struggle with injuries and Oblique Seville’s running technique.
However, the three-time world 200m champion realised that following their journeys on Sprint does not add any value to him as there are no new things he gets to learn. He revealed that there were no experts to delve into the different personalities of the athletes and the viewer is the one to conclude what they see.
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13:00 - 25.11.2024
British sprint icon Linford Christie on why modern sprinters like Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson & Co have It 'easier' than past generations
American sprint legend Maurice Greene remains steadfast on his stance over modern sprinters, believing they have it so much 'easier' chances to dominate sprinting nowadays compared to his era.
“Sprint isn’t going to teach me anything new. I’ll put it like this: I watched the first season and somebody in the family was like, ‘I thought Sprint was gonna teach me something new. I thought they were going to the experts.’ And I had to be like, ‘You are the expert. You’ve been with me in this track and field world that I live in my whole life.’,” Noah Lyles said in an interview with Guardian Sport.
Noah Lyles could not explain his rivalry with the likes of Christian Coleman or Fred Kerley, noting that some of his track rivals at the moment are people he has known for years.
He added that track and field is a weird sport since people who are either training mates or friends or even relatives get to race against each other and at that point, they have to forget about all that and go for the top prize.
“What’s crazier is a lot of the people who are on this level, we’ve been racing against each other since we were teenagers. You get into situations where you’re probably racing some of your closest friends, if not training partners. But you have to put your blinders on because it’s about you, right?” he added.
Meanwhile, the second season of the Sprint docuseries focused on the build-up towards the Paris Olympic Games with Noah Lyles being the main attraction. It shows how the likes of Julien Alfred, Letsile Tebogo, Gabby Thomas and other top sprinters prepared for the Olympics.
It also showed the moment Shericka Jackson had to pull out of the 200m due to a slight discomfort in her hip and her emotions as she withdrew from the Games. The docuseries has received a lot of backlash for sidelining African sprinters and maybe that could be something to be considered in the coming episodes.
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18:09 - 26.11.2024
‘Is this real life?’ - Tara Davis-Woodhall in disbelief over husband Hunter Woodhall after admitting to being ‘reckless’ with him
Olympics long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall was left gushing over her Paralympics star husband Hunter Woodhall, terming him ‘perfect specimen’ in her latest post.
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