BUDAPEST : Two-times 200 metres world champion Noah Lyles is not afraid to broadcast bold predictions on how fast he might run, and the American sprinter said he has clocked blistering fast times in training to back them up.In an Aug. 10 Instagram post, the 26-year-old wrote: 'I will run 9.65 (and) 19.10,
BUDAPEST : Two-times 200 metres world champion Noah Lyles is not afraid to broadcast bold predictions on how fast he might run, and the American sprinter said he has clocked blistering fast times in training to back them up.
"I've lived my whole life, to be honest, fighting. When I was born... just fighting to get out of the hospital. After that it was just fighting to get out of school, with dyslexia and ADD, trying to find my own way. Now I'm fighting on the track.The world champion in the 200m in 2019 and last year said recent work with USATF mechanics guru Ralph Mann has fuelled his confidence. Mann has recorded Lyles covering 11.98 metres of track per second.
American team mate Fred Kerley, the reigning world champion in the 100, bristled when asked his thoughts on Lyle's forecasting.Lyles replied:"That's what they all say until they get beat." "I'm pretty sure I scare my agent, mom and coach all at the same time as I go on social media daily," Lyles laughed. His confidence, he said, is well-earned.
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