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Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles are two of the biggest stars in American track and field heading into the 2024 Olympic year. Both sprinters have proven themselves on the world stage, with Coleman winning World Championships gold in the 100 meters in 2019 and Lyles taking the 200-meter title that same year. The indoor season, which kicks off this month, will offer an early glimpse of how these sprinters are shaping up.
Coleman will look to reassert his dominance meanwhile, Lyles with his long graceful strides will devour the curve of the indoor tracks. The rivalry between Coleman and Lyles adds intrigue to every race they enter. Their contrasting running styles and personalities provide track fans with a compelling storyline to follow throughout the year. This indoor season marks the opening chapter in a building rivalry.
High-spirited Christian Coleman bags his first title
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As professional rivals push each other to seize the World Champion title, Coleman fired the latest salvo by sprinting to victory at the 2024 South Carolina Invitational. Coleman blazed to a time of 20.67 seconds to claim the 200m crown. This dominant performance comes just days after Lyles boldly proclaimed his intention to break Coleman’s 60m indoor world record at the upcoming national championships. Coleman currently holds the 60m indoor record with a blistering time of 6.47s set in 2018.
Christian Coleman 🇺🇸 wins 200m season opener in South Carolina with a time of 20.67s.pic.twitter.com/lkHwognuVT
— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) February 4, 2024
However, after Christian Coleman’s striking win in the first indoor championship, the blabbering mouths are all shut. Just because Noah meant to prevail over Coleman, the face-off between the two is very much awaited by the audience. Let us see who becomes a winner in reality (apart from the words, simply).
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The battle is not yet over! It’s just the beginning
Christian Coleman’s schedule is already lined up. After the indoor season at South Carolina, he will be seen appearing in the Millrose Games on the 11th of February 2024. The other two championships are at Albuquerque and the other being the World Indoor Championships 2024.
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Right now, it has been just one game of the scheduled events. Noah too would be getting several chances to present his skill set. He’ll make sure that he stands correct to what he claimed before the game had begun. With a close competition always between Noah and Coleman, let’s see what unfolds for the viewers this time.
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