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Noah Lyles wants great rivalry storylines in athletics not irrelevant ones with no underlying buildup just for the sake of it.
American sprint star Noah Lyles has called for more rivalry matchups with great storylines to promote the growth of track and field.
The reigning Olympic and world champion currently holds the title of the world's fastest man. To achieve this, he had to overcome fierce rivals, including his compatriot Kenny Bednarek, Jamaican champion Kishane Thompson, and Botswana's track icon Letsile Tebogo.
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With the World Championships in Tokyo on the horizon, Lyles will be gunning to defend his sprint titles against his rivals, with their storylines already building up after the US Championships and in different Diamond League matchups.
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18:14 - 09.08.2025
Two-time world 100m champion Justin Gatlin dropped his takes on Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek's beef, citing how that would never have happened with Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt, and Yohan Blake.
Noah Lyles opens up on his rivalries ahead of Lausanne Diamond League
Ahead of the Lausanne Diamond League, where he was scheduled to face Thompson for the second consecutive meet before the Jamaican pulled out, Lyles opened up on why he relishes rivalries and why they should be encouraged in athletics.
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16:33 - 16.08.2025
Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson finally got his revenge over Noah Lyles in record breaking time at the Silesia Diamond League.
"I think rivalries are great. I love rivalries as long as they're done correctly, meaning that they have a storyline. I mean, we're not just making rivalries out of nothing," said the six-time world champion in an interview with FloTrack.
He further elaborated on the need for rivalries to have deep underlying stories, not just for the sake of it.
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01:39 - 18.08.2025
Olympic bronze medallist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden reached another milestone in her sprint career by joining Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah on an all-time list.
"I get really kind of annoyed when there will be situations where of course, you'll have one person who has a race with somebody who has like 50 wins over somebody who has three. I mean, come on, that's not rivalry, that's just the next race that's showing up," he continued.
"If there's a rivalry, there's a story behind it. These two have probably gone back and forth multiple times. They probably have some type of history, or they're creating history at the time, and that's the type of rivalry I want to see, and those are the ones I think the sport, all sports love," he concluded.
Lyles will race the 100m in Lausanne against a stacked field that includes another strong Jamaican rival Oblique Seville, British record holder Zharnel Hughes, and South African sprint legend Akani Simbine.