Noah Lyles had the perfect 2023 race season. In the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Lyles successfully defended his world title crown for a third consecutive year. He was miles ahead of the competition. He followed his 200m domination by helping the U.S. men’s 4x100m relay team to a world championship gold as their anchor runner. In the same competition, Lyles also became the new 100m world champion and the fastest man in the world for this year in the 100m discipline.

He continued his winning spree at the 2023 Zurich Diamond League and shortly posted an update on social media that suggests that his 2023 season is done for now. However, more recently, Lyles posted another update that suggested he might just give the 100m event one more shot, before concluding his 2023 racing season.

Noah Lyles hints at 100m return

Lately, Noah Lyles has been focusing more on the 200m discipline and it clearly shows in his performances. Recently in Budapest, Lyles won the 200m with an emphatic win in 19.51 seconds, defeating his teammate Erriyon Knighton, who secured silver with 19.75. Lyles then went to Zurich, where he once again won the 200m against Knighton in 19.80 seconds. When it came to the 100m in Budapest, Lyles became the new world champion in the discipline as he set the fastest time of the year in 100m with 9.83 seconds. After the conclusion of the Zurich Diamond League, Noah took to platform X and tweeted a goodbye to his amazing 2023 season. However, he soon posted another update on X.

Just a day before saying goodbye to his 2023 season, Lyles tweeted, “You know what… I might have another 100m in me for the year.” This could mean that if Lyles decides to participate in the Diamond League finals in Eugene later this month, Americans may see the track star win again on U.S. soil. His last 100m win earned him a personal best time but was a closely fought-off race against Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and Great Britain’s Zharnel Huges. They finished 2nd and 3rd respectively with a photo finish time of 9.88 seconds. Now, with Lyles hinting at running to the 100m once more, fans are excited. They highlighted their enthusiasm in the comment section.

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Fans react to track sensation’s 100m claim

As Noah Lyles teased fans about seeing him in action one more time in 2023, fans quickly took to X to tell Lyles how they felt about his return to the 100m event. One fan compared Lyles to another legendary American track runner as he commented, “Bring it. Prefontaine”

Another fan was surprised by the brilliance of Noah Lyles and wrote, “I couldn’t believe you pulled off the double. Honestly, I thought it would be @fkerley99” and tagged the 2022 100m world champion Fred Kerley.

One user threw shade at Lyles by referring to Christian Coleman, who recently equaled Lyles’ 100m record and wrote, “CC is gonna destroy you at Pre with a 9.7 just stay home and think about the NBA”. 

Another fan urged Lyles to race at Eugene and commented, “You gotta do it for the People on US Soil…it would definitely help the exposure of the sport”

While one user hopes to see Lyles win, but is also realistic at the same time and wrote, “I think you might. I hope you might. However, if you are too tired, I understand. LOL.”

It remains to be seen if Lyles will follow up on his tweet and actually make a 100m appearance at Eugene in the Diamond League Finals. However, even if the track star decides to opt for rest and recovery, his fans will still understand. After all, Lyles will be looking to get enough training and rest before next year’s Paris Olympics.

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