Olympic champion Noah Lyles opened up on the motivating factor behind his Paris Olympic success, which solely boiled down to stopping Jamaican dominance.
American speed champion Noah Lyles has revealed the motivation behind his Olympic 100m glory in Paris, which unarguably sealed his name as the world's fastest man.
Against all odds, Lyles powered to the Olympic 100m title in a new personal best of 10.79s, edging fierce Jamaican rival and world leader Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second, with both clocking the same time.
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His victory saw him become USA's first Olympic gold medallist in the men's 100m event since Justin Gatlin attained the same feat at Athens 2004 Games.
Lyles' success in Paris was a consecutive feat to his world championships title in Budapest last year, thus making him the current Olympic and World champion which cements his spot as the world's fastest man.
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His feat had his fame skyrocket as one of the most popular and influential sportsmen, making influential public appearances and being a role model to several young sprinters globally.
The speedster recently visited the Comcast Campus in Philadelphia on a day to honor the Olympic athletes. As one of the 16 Comcast Team USA-sponsored athletes, he had lots to say about his Olympic experience and the people who inspired him in his journey.
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When asked about the motivation behind his 100m triumph as America's first Olympic champion in 20 years, Lyles revealed it was based on the drive to stop Jamaican dominance in the event.
"I remember my days when I was watching track and field with my dad — he ran during the 90s — it was all about the U.S. bringing home all the medals, especially in the 100-meter race," said the six-time world champion as reported by inquirer.com.
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"But then it was just Jamaican, and Jamaican, and Jamaican. I was like OK, we need to bring this back home. This needs to be ours. It was almost like a Thanos moment, if you want something done right then you need to do it yourself."
Lyles also spoke on the pride he feels representing the USA at the Olympics and major championships.
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"It’s a conflicting battle, honestly. You have such pride growing up American and you want to win and you want to add to that medal count, but at the same time, we go through our own struggle in life — whether that’s being a Black male or being someone who is just trying to find their own identity in life. That’s always going to be part of being an American.
"Hopefully, as I’m able to represent us I’ll be able to bring light on both subjects, and not only educate but also push the boundaries on what it means to be an athlete and human being," he said.
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