After Accepting Defeat to Sha’Carri Richardson’s Rumored Boyfriend, Noah Lyles Drops Bold Promise for Olympics 2024

Ahead of the 2023 Prefontaine Classic, all eyes were on Noah Lyles. The track star announced last month that he is concluding his impressive 2023 season after the Zurich leg of the Diamond League. However, he soon issued another statement that he would be racing one last time before bidding goodbye to his 2023 season.

In Eugene, Lyles squared off against Sha’Carri Richardson’s rumored boyfriend Christian Coleman and Ferdinand Omanyala, among others. Lyles only managed a second-place finish behind Coleman and soon took to social media to announce his intent for the upcoming Paris Olympics. But now, he’s left an intriguing message proposing his intentions for the next season.

Noah Lyles announces his intention for the 2024 Olympics

Noah Lyles stopped the clock in 9.85 seconds at Eugene to secure a second-place finish in the men’s 100m division. Despite his loss, the world champion highlighted his impressive race time with a post on X. The track star informed his fans that 9.85 seconds was his second-best-ever time in the 100m division other than his world-leading time of 9.83 seconds.

He further issued a warning to other competitors for the upcoming Olympics, as part of his caption read, “next year going to be scary.” Coleman recorded another world-leading time of 9.83 seconds as he finished ahead of his Team USA teammate while Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala secured third place and matched Lyles’ time of 9.85. Lyles has hardly put a foot wrong this year as he recorded some impressive runs in 2023.

American world champion’s stellar 2023 season

Noah Lyles has been brilliant in 2023. He became the 100m world champion in Budapest by setting a world-leading time in the 100m division as he clinched gold. He later won another gold for his 200m domination by running 19.52 seconds, making him the first athlete since Usain Bolt in 2015, to win both 100m and 200m in the same world championship tournament. He later anchored Team USA’s 4x100m men’s relay team to another gold as they recorded a world-leading time of 37.38 seconds.

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Lyles continued his impressive form in the 2023 Diamond League as well by winning every event that he participated in. The double world champion may have lost in Eugene, but his timings highlight that he is on the right track. As the Paris Olympics approaches, Noah Lyles will be looking forward to repeating more of his 2023 successes and setting new records next year.

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