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Former American speedster is excited about the 'crazy' depth of the men's 100m pool ahead of Paris Olympics.
Track icon Mike Rodgers has expressed excitement about the 'crazy depth of the men's 100m pool ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.
The 2010 world indoor silver medallist known as a relay specialist stated his viewpoint following Noah Lyles's victory at the US Olympic Trials to seal his spot in Paris, thus strengthening his position as the one to beat at the Games.
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"The 100 gone be crazy in Paris with Noah getting more primed, Fred getting more sharp for the 100, and Kenny. Then u got Seville who prob gonna run 9.7 at trials or prob what Noah just ran and Marcel bouncing back and Tebogo and Simbine and Hughes!," wrote the 39-year-old on his X handle.
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Lyles won the US trials equalling his Personal Best (PB) of 9.83s, bringing along Kenny Bednarek who also clocked a PB of 9.88s, and Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Fred Kerley made a huge comeback with a brilliant run of 9.89s to claim the final qualifying spot to Paris.
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With their impressive performances, they're primed to perform better in Paris but will have stiff competition in their rivals also with exceptional performances this season.
Jamaica's sensation Oblique Seville has defeated Lyles once this year and he's a huge prospect for his country's first medal in the event since the retirement of the legendary Usain Bolt.
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Also in the mix is defending champion Marcell Jacobs who's swiftly getting back in his best shape since winning in Tokyo. In addition, Botswana's speedster Letsile Tebogo will be gunning to win another medal after his shining silver in Budapest last year to become Africa's first world championships 100m medallist in history.
South Africa's Akani Simbine, Olympic 200m champion Andre de Grasse, and Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes are no pushovers as they'll be aiming for a medal in their rights.
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With this in mind, it's no surprise that Rodgers is highly anticipating the craziness of the men's 100m in Paris, which has got track fans elated.
Rodgers is one of the fastest sprinters to don the American colours, having PB's of 6.48s in the 60m and 9.85s in the 100m.
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