Caught Between Noah Lyles and Letslie Tebogo? Celebrated US Content Creator Shares His Take on Who Could Win in the Paris Olympics
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Noah Lyles has been one of the most prominent athletes who’s doing rounds now and then. The 2023 World Championships ‘three-peat’ star welcomed 2024 with the same mindset to rule the world. But his 60m spectacle didn’t land him a gold at the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships. Losing it to Christian Coleman will not happen twice, as per Lyles’ statement when he wished for “all the Olympic medals”. But there’s another one rubbing shoulders.
Letsile Tebogo, the one who finished just an inch behind Lyles at the 2023 Worlds has recently broken the 300m world record. But the real question is, can the 20-year-old young gun be considered toe-to-toe with Lyles? On Tidal League’s YouTube page, three track pundits sat for a chit-chat session. But all eyes were on Rodney Green who crossed Andrew Martin’s claim.
Noah Lyles vs Letsile Tebogo
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When Olympian Justin Gatlin asked whether there are chances of “red white and blue getting back on top of the podium”, Total Running Productions spoke in affirmation. “The sky seems to be his limit this year when it comes to 100 and the 200”, said Martin while talking about Lyles. Further in his speech, he reiterated that the 6x World Champion has a “great chance” of bringing the US back to the podium. But Green, on the other hand, wasn’t siding with his podcast counterpart. He said, “I’m gonna say his first name Letsile Tebogo”.
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His following statement was proof that Green was a witness to Tebogo’s journey. The confidence he sported at Juniors wasn’t there when he competed at last year’s Worlds. Being in a room packed with people of his caliber kind of lowered his confidence levels. Much skilled to best his older rivals, Tebogo also got support from another track icon a while ago.
Michael Johnson’s verdict
The 2022 African Championships 200m gold medalist clocked in at 44.29s in the 400m dash to earn a personal best time recently. But speculating whether the 100/200 or the 200/400 combination would be best, Johnson picked the former. His word of caution read, “At only 20, plenty of time to move to 400. 100/200 for Paris”.
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Though the former track juggernauts have placed their bets on him, arch-rival Noah Lyles said, “Tebogo 300 world record. Yeah, that mean anything to you?…That’s not the thing that I believe is going to be his, his greatest improvement.” Popular for closing gaps and almost on the verge of matching up to Lyles’s speed, Letsile Tebogo will appear at the Olympics.
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Sampurna Pal