As the sprint sensation Noah Lyles prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympics and looks to win several gold medals, US track and field legend Carl Lewis has called for Lyles to be given more leeway. At the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Lyles won another gold medal while leading the American team in the men’s 4×100-meter relay. But Lyles got into trouble for a statement about winning more medals. Lewis on LylesAnd nine-time gold medalist Carl Lewis, the king of Olympic athletics, thinks Lyles is not wrong for making the statement, saying “I want to win another gold medal for America” is not offensive to me. Let him do what he wants to do; he doesn’t deserve it (the backlash)” Lewis said to sportstar.thehindu.com.

Source: The Hindu May 08, 2024 14:36 UTC