American sprinter Noah Lyles broke into tears when the gold medal finally went around his neck at the world championships.
“I’m trying to get the right words — this is the fastest medal that’s sunk in the quickest,” Lyles told The Associated Press in an interview earlier Monday about his win. “This one, it’s definitely like, ‘Title of fastest man of the world. Title of the 100-meter champion. Running the world-leading time. Grabbing the medal.’ That is the one I’ve been reaching for, for so long — and I got it.”
“It’s just now everybody believes it, because I have a championship to go with it,” Lyles said. “But I’ve always known that I’m the fastest man in the world, which is why it’s so hard for everybody.” Tebogo and Hughes were with Lyles on the medal stand and comforted him when he broke down. Lyles has been open and honest about the mental health struggles he’s endured, especially in the post-COVID atmosphere of the Tokyo Olympics.
He already possesses the American 200 record after breaking Michael Johnson’s longstanding record with a time ofat the worlds last summer. Lyles’ plan is to lower the mark, with round one kicking off Wednesday.
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