Three races, three wins, joint equal Personal best: Noah Lyles is giving fans the party he promised

Three races, three wins, joint equal Personal best: Noah Lyles is giving fans the party he promised

For a man who isn’t particularly known for having a great start, Noah Lyles has given a good impression of someone having the best form of his life in the last few days. It can only get better for the American who just, surprisingly, won his second 100m title at the US Olympic trials.

The triple world champion has been smashing his socials at this year’s US Olympic trials with a barrage of beautiful pictures of his briefcase reveal. At the same time, he walked into the Hayward field like David Gandy, taking to the walkway at a men’s wear show. It wasn’t a new thing of sorts for Lyles. It was par for the course, but this here at the Olympic trials was a first of its kind, and he did put up a show for the audience, who were glued to their socials.

Before he took to the track in his first race, something about his appearance foretold the chaos ahead. Aura, confidence and panache. It was here, three years ago, where he failed to make the US team in the men’s 100m. He felt distraught, considering he would go on and win just Bronze in his signature event- the 200m at the Tokyo Olympics. Something about track, more generally, just seems to get this man riled up.

In the three years since the last Olympics, Lyles has picked up the pieces and found his way to the top in men’s sprinting, much to the dismay of many, especially those who don’t like his guts. How dare he say he wants to win four Golds in Paris. Well, last I checked, everyone is allowed to have ambition. Society just wants to be able to gatekeep those who should have those ambitions, and they don’t like Lyles’s gut.

Having brushed up his drive phase in the last two years by competing in the men’s 60 meters and reducing his Personal Best to 6.43s this year, it was only a matter of time before he began to dominate the men’s 100 meters. Even when he won the world title last year, some sections of the fans still felt he wasn’t the best in the event. Similar to what happened to Olympic Champion Marcell Jacobs. But Lyles always finds a way to work harder and show…