For Noah Lyles, the 2024 Olympics was a bumpy ride. Going into the quadrennial event, Lyles was clear on his objective: to haul four gold medals. However, the grand plan didn’t work out, but nothing could stop Noah from snatching the title of The World’s Fastest Man from under the nose of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson. A photo finish in the men’s 100m dash in Paris brought the Gainsville native his maiden golden Olympic hardware. But Noah’s life doesn’t end on the tracks.

While the triumph obviously calls for some celebrations, Lyles also has been looking at realms outside of track and field as his next adventure, even though he doesn’t think it might be suitable for a larger audience.

Noah appeared for an interview with NBC News on August 22, where he talked about the disappointing result in the men’s 200m race and also about his life outside of athletics. The hosts joked and enquired as to while fashion can easily be a career for Noah, what other project-pies does he have his fingers dipped into right now. Noah admitted, “I have many different projects,” and went on to reveal that he’s planning to combine the thrilling world of track and field and entertainment to bring something new to his fans.

Subsequently, Lyles’ rapping skills were also brought into the discussion by the hosts as they requested the sprinter to spit some bars for the audience. However, Noah wasn’t ready to do anything on national television that could land him in hot waters. “I don’t know if I want to do anything that’s inappropriate for TV,” chuckled the Olympian and the hosts didn’t pester him further. “Keep it family-friendly,” said Lyles and the hosts had to agree.

While he didn’t rap in the interview, fans can easily check out his album A Humans Journey online and determine whether the world can expect to have an Olympic gold medalist hip-hop star in the future. However, for the time being, for the ardent track loyalist, the more pressing question is entirely different.

What next for Noh Lyles?

Now that Lyles has three Olympic medals under his belt, the speculation remains: when will he be back on the tracks? In a social media post from August 9, Lyles confessed, “It is not the Olympic(s) I dreamed of,” but also acknowledged it was a fulfilling experience nonetheless. While fans weren’t pleased that Noah decided to put both himself and his opponents at risk by running the 200m finals with COVID, debates about his future as a track star also surfaced across the community. However, in an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports, Lyles assured fans that Paris was definitely the end of the road for him on the grandest stage.

“I’m definitely competing in LA 28,” Lyles told us, and we don’t think it was a random comment either. “I’d definitely say it’s unfinished business, me and this Olympic 200m. I always thought it was going to be the 100m that was going to be the hardest one for me to obtain. I never thought that I’d be 100m Olympic gold medalist before I became a 200m Olympic gold medalist,” quotes an article by NBC News from August 21, the glimmer at the end of the tunnel looks bright!

For now, Lyles is expected to take a break from running for the summer before possibly being back in action at the Boston New Balance Grand Prix in February next year. Will you also be cribbing about missing seeing Lyles race like the rest of his fans? Share your heartbreak with us in the comments!