Alexandria’s Noah Lyles was crowned world’s fastest man after taking home the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Lyles was emotional as he received his medal for running the race in 9.83 seconds, a personal best for the Olympic bronze medalist. Lyles also said that he’s been challenged since the Olympics, and that he had an empty feeling in the days since.
“They can doubt you ,call you crazy, and even make fun of you but as long as you believe in yourself that’s all that matters,” Lyles tweeted after his win.
Robert Griffin III, former quarterback for the Washington Redskins, tweeted that Lyles ran the race that “no one thought he could. But he believed he could win and THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERED. Now he is a WORLD CHAMPION in the 100m.”
Lyles, a graduate of T.C. Williams High School, will run the 200 meters on Wednesday in Budapest.
Last summer, Lyles broke the American record in that race with a personal best of 19.31 seconds, breaking Michael Johnson’s 200 meter record of 19.32 seconds, which was set at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
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100m World Champion
They can doubt you ,call you crazy, and even make fun of you but as long as you believe in yourself that’s all that matters pic.twitter.com/Zz4RSA2qEN
— Noah Lyles, OLY (@LylesNoah) August 20, 2023
Noah Lyles just RAN DOWN THE FIELD running 9.83 to win WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Gold in the Men’s 100m. pic.twitter.com/67guiJpJqa
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) August 20, 2023
An incredible moment for Noah Lyles at the 100m medal ceremony! ❤️ @LylesNoah
"It's been really hard since Tokyo. A lot of dreams coming true…so many times it's been empty by myself and now I have all these people and it feels like an actual moment that has actually happened." pic.twitter.com/F6C0YgTUEf
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 21, 2023
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