American sprinter Twanisha Terry believes that NFL player Tyreek Hill is no match for Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles as talks over a race between the two gains traction.
American sprinter Twanisha Terry believes that Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles would win against NFL player Tyreek Hill if the two ever race.
Noah Lyles revealed that he is still in talks with Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill to race in a 60m dash.
In an interview with ESPN, Lyles disclosed that he is willing to race the NFL player in a 60m race but not the 100m.
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'I’ll let you take a shot at me'- Noah Lyles in talks with Tyreek Hill ahead of their sprint challenge
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Terry is backing Lyles to get the win over Hill if the race happens despite Lyles' poor start to races.
"I don't know what Tyreek start looks like. You can have the best start but Noah closes. He (Tyreek Hill) is going to get run down in the 100m," she said via The OGs podcast
"But the 60m I still think it would be Noah. Noah has run some great 60m with terrible starts," she added
Lyles' poor start to races is evident as was showcased in his Olympic triumph in in 100m at the Paris Olympics where the American spent majority of the race on the back foot before mounting a comeback to narrowly claim victory by a millisecond.
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A 60m yard dash begs the question whether Lyles' poor start to races would play a part in determining who comes out on top.
Hill is a former track runner and won gold in 4x100m relay at the 2012 world junior championships as well as an individual bronze medal in the 200-meter dash.