Colin Jackson: Noah Lyles's 60m improvement means big trouble for his rivals

Track legend Colin Jackson is convinced Noah Lyles's 60m improvement in the indoor season is a warning trouble for his sprints rivals ahead of the outdoor season and the Olympic Games.

Lyles earned the bragging rights of the world's fastest man after stunning his competitors to win the world 100m title last year at the World Championships in Budapest. He also added the 200m title and anchored Team USA to the 4x100m gold medal, thus leaving the Hungarian capital as the most decorated athlete.

The 26-year-old has been making bold claims of winning four gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games this summer, and Jackson, a former two-time world 110m Hurdles champion believes he's capable of making such history after his outstanding indoor season.

"What Noah Lyles has done in the 60m will have put the fear of God into all the 100m runners right now," said Jackson in an exclusive interview with Athletics Weekly.

The former 110mH World Record holder also analyzed Lyles's arm drive and why his 60m means big trouble for all other sprinters ahead of the outdoor season.

Lyles claimed the 60m silver medal in 6.44s behind World Record holder Christian Coleman (6.41s) at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade - his first-ever world medal in the event despite being a 200m specialist.

His improvement this season has been exceptional, having dropped his Personal Best (PB) from 6.51s in 2023 to his USATF Indoor Championships winning time of 6.43s, which is second on this season's world top list.

Noteworthy is that he ran 6.4s four times in the indoor season, which is a testament to an improved start and drive phase - his main weakness for this year.

Having won the world 100m title in a PB of 9.83s, it's only a matter of time before he drops it to some of the fastest times in history, and his goal of winning the Olympic gold is highly achievable.