Noah Lyles is heading to Paris. After winning his final 100 meters at the Olympic trials on Saturday with a time of 9.83 seconds, the Alexandria native and world champion sprinter is heading to his second consecutive Olympic games.
Lyles ran a personal best in the race.
The 26-year-old did not qualify for the 100 meters in the last Olympics, and got the bronze medal in the 200 meters.
“If I didn’t get that third place in Tokyo, I wouldn’t have had that desire,” Lyles said after winning the 100 meters. “I wouldn’t have had that fire burning, I wouldn’t have accomplished what I accomplished in the past and now we constantly look at the future with open eyes, as anything could happen.”
Lyles appeared on The Tonight Show earlier this month, and was accompanied by Snoop Dogg at the trials to unveil his latest running outfit.
Lyles won the 100-meter and 200-meter races at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and also brought home the gold for Team USA as anchor in the 4×100 relay. Lyles broke the American record in the 200m with a time of 19.31 seconds, breaking Michael Johnson’s 200-meter record of 19.32 seconds set at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Lyles next runs in the first round of the men’s 200-meter race on Thursday.
