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World's fastest man Noah Lyles controversially pointed out what a lot of us have been thinking about American sports

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Published 20:54 6 Aug 2024 GMT+1

World's fastest man Noah Lyles controversially pointed out what a lot of us have been thinking about American sports

Noah Lyles came out on top at last night's Olympic Games

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

In a finish so close it’s ‘never been seen before’, Noah Lyles became the world’s fastest man at the Olympics on Sunday (4 August).

The US athlete cinched the gold medal in the men’s 100m race by 0.005 seconds in a mad photo finish.

Lyles secured a personal best of a crazy 9.79 seconds with all eight other finalists finishing within 0.12 seconds of him.

But his amazing win last night didn’t come quietly as there had been a whole load of talk around the athlete - particularly from fans of a certain sport who haven’t been so happy with Lyles.

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The Olympian previously made a controversial point about what - let’s be honest - a lot of us have been thinking about American sport.

The NBA enemy took gold. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The NBA enemy took gold. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

In what became an absolute viral moment, Lyles took aim at the National Basketball Association (NBA) during last year’s World Athletics Championships.

The athlete rubbed some people up the wrong way when he was asked about the state of athletics on a global scale.

“You know the thing that hurts me the most?” he began.

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“I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have ‘world champion’ on their heads.”

And as many of us might agree with when it comes to the stage of American sports, Lyles asked: “World champion of what? The United States?”

Iconic to be honest - because it seems very fair.



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“Don’t get me wrong. I love the US at times. But that ain’t the world. That is not the world - we are the world,” he continued.

“We have almost every country out here fighting, thriving and putting on a flag to show that they are represented.

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“There ain’t no flags in the NBA. We got to do more. We got to be presented to the world.

The race was crazy close. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
The race was crazy close. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

“I love the track community, but we can only do so much within our own bubble. "There’s a whole world out there.”

But while some may agree with what he said, a lot of the NBA ‘world’ were not happy as player Kevin Durant said: “Somebody help this brother.”


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However, following his impressive win last night, many have now showed further support for Lyles on social media.

As one NBA fan joked: “Noah Lyles you survived the 100M hate watch. We will reconvene in the 200M,” New York Knicks star Josh Hart wrote: “Lol na he an Olympic gold medallist.

“He can talk for life.”

Featured Image Credit: Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images and Photo by Rodolfo Buhrer/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images

Topics: Olympics, Basketball, Sport, US News

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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