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Christian Coleman accepted the $100,000 challenge from former NFL star Robert Griffin III to clock a specific record-breaking time in a short sprint event.
Former NFL star Robert Griffin III has staked a whooping $100,000 on newly crowned 60m world champion Christian Coleman if he goes sub-4secs in a 40-yard dash race.
The proposal was offered after Coleman defeated Noah Lyles to regain his 60m world title in Glasgow, thus reestablishing his status as the World Record (WR) holder and the greatest to run the event in history.
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World Indoor Championships: The rivalry and 3 reasons Noah Lyles lost the 60m title to Christian Coleman
With an established rivalry heading to the world indoor championships in Glasgow, Christian Coleman convincingly claimed the 60m world title ahead of Noah Lyles. Having checked all parameters, here are 3 reasons why the world's fastest man never stood a chance in the first instance.
Robert Griffin III raves over Christian Coleman's 'Unreal Start' in world 60m final
After Coleman's 60m title-winning performance, Robert Griffin III posted on X a video of the race to gush over the 60m World Record holder's 'UNREAL START'.
Seeing the reactions the post got from NFL players and fans, the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year will then quote it with an old video of Coleman running a 40-yard dash in record-breaking time, stating the 'MASSIVE' difference between football speed and track speed.
After the video went viral, Coleman responded with a repost, bragging that his start is even better now than in college.
To prove he wasn't bluffing when he said track speed is better than football speed, Robert Griffin III will then propose $100,000 on Coleman if he clocks sub-4secs in a 40-yard dash race.
Christian Coleman accepts Robert Griffin III $100,000 challenge
Coleman will accept and confirm his readiness. Afterall, the $100,000 is more than his world championships winning prize of $50,000.
For context, a 40-yard dash race is equivalent to a 36m race on track. Coleman arguably has one of the best starts and drive phase in track history, and as he stated, he has gotten faster than he did in college.
Going sub-4secs should be an attainable target for the 2019 world 100m champion, who rarely loses a fast challenge in short sprints.
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