American dash star Noah Lyles, the world’s quickest man over 100 metres from Paris 2024, isn’t shying away from challenges through the observe and area low season. On Wednesday, Lyles shared a video to social media of himself racing widespread YouTube streamer IShowSpeed (actual identify Darren Jason Watkins Jr.) in a 50-metre sprint with a hefty USD $100,000 prize at stake.
Kai Cenat and DDG couldn’t consider how shut Pace was to beating Noah Lyles in a race! pic.twitter.com/KrHPm4olR6
— For Your Leisure (@fyetertainment) November 7, 2024
Regardless of IShowSpeed getting a leap on Lyles at the beginning, the Olympic champion bought him within the remaining few metres in what turned out to be a surprisingly shut race. The match-up between Lyles and IShowSpeed is a part of an upcoming YouTube video collection from creator MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), debuting on Nov. 30. The collection will showcase a lineup of high-profile athletes racing in opposition to Web celebrities.
Though Lyles, a six-time world championship medallist, was the heavy favorite (clearly), the YouTube star gave him a superb run for the cash. Lyles introduced he’d be donating the $100,000 prize to charity. The livestream attracted greater than 220,000 viewers, watching IShowSpeed declare it as a “draw.” Lyles laughed it off, declaring that he eased up on the finish.
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The 19-year-old streamer was a sprinter in highschool and has beforehand squared off in races in opposition to soccer stars, which in all probability constructed up his confidence to problem Lyles. After the race, Lyles supplied Pace a problem: “You need to practise with me, and on the finish of the week, we’ll race once more. You’ll be quicker, you’ll know what to do, you’ll have the methods—you’ll have the benefit.”
IShowSpeed isn’t the one celeb calling out Lyles. NFL broad receiver Tyreek Hill, often called “Cheetah” on the soccer area, has additionally thrown some shade towards the U.S. Olympic star: “I wouldn’t beat him by quite a bit, however I’d beat Noah Lyles.”
This upcoming showdown between Lyles and Hill will reportedly be featured on Tremendous Critical on Sight, a brand new competitors collection from actor and America’s Received Expertise host Terry Crews. The present, a knockout-style event that includes Olympic sprinters and professional athletes, guarantees high-stakes matchups and is co-founded by Crews. Although no official date has been set for the Lyles-Hill race, it’s anticipated to happen after the 2024 NFL season and earlier than the beginning of the 2025 observe season.
