What to watch this weekend in Olympic sports
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Tebogo says he and Lyles are friendly rivals after "arrogant" remark in Paris
MANCHESTER, England :Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo said he and Noah Lyles have a friendly relationship, clarifying remarks he made about his American rival being "arrogant" after beating him for gold in the 200 metres at last year's Paris Games.
Sprinting's latest doping scandal is bad timing in a sport that can't afford more controversy
The news that Gerald Phiri, the retired Olympic sprinter and current head track coach at the Montverde Academy in Florida, had been provisionally suspended by World Athletics' Athletics Integrity Unit following a doping investigation seemed to come out of nowhere.
NFL star Tyreek Hill and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles agree to race
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Olympic champion Lyles, NFL star Hill to race
NEW YORK : Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles will race NFL wide receiver Tyreek Hill after months of public jabs, the eight-time Pro Bowler confirmed on social media.
Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles accepts challenge from NFL speedster Tyreek Hill
Olympic sprinting champion Noah Lyles knows who he wants to race next: Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill.
Meet the Americans who dominated the 2024 Paris Olympics
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For track and field, novelty races don't serve bigger goal of keeping the sport in spotlight
Yes, I've seen video of the footrace between Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100-metre champion, and Darren Watkins Jr., a.k.a. IShowSpeed, the social media megastar whose content often involves feats of athleticism. In one post he leaps over a moving car, so who's to say he can't, at the right distance, upset the current world's fastest man?