If you had to name the king of controversy in the current track and world scene, then you would probably name Noah Lyles. But the same can also be said about just who the current ace is on the track. After all, with six World Championship golds and one Olympic gold, few active stars can match both the flair and the star power of Lyles. But that’s exactly why, when someone as bold as him mentions that he has regrets, we all take notice. But what’s all this about? Hasn’t he already won everything there is to win?

Well, he might’ve won a lot, but that doesn’t mean he’s satisfied with it. Now, frowning after winning an Olympic gold is not a usual sight. But for Lyles, he wanted more out of his Paris run. That is because Lyles considers the 200m discipline as his favorite. And not being able to clinch a gold medal in the 200m category has left Lyles utterly devastated. In a recent appearance on the Beyond The Records podcast, Lyles detailed how badly he wanted to get his name inscribed on the 200m gold. 

Lyles mentioned that every time he looked at the 100m gold, he instantly regretted missing out on the 200m. Replying to such a sentiment, Rai Benjamin asked whether winning the 100m race was not enough flex for Lyles. While the US track star complied, Lyles explained, “It is a flex but at the same time it’s like I want that 200… l love that medal that is a very exciting medal to look at every time I look at l’m like damn damn l did that but at the same time yeah it’s it’s it’s never gonna like.”

Lyles then went on to further explain the situation by pulling off an example with Grant Holloway. The 100m gold medal winner stated that Holloway winning the long and high jump medals would have been great. However, if he manages to secure a medal in the hurdles, that would have been one of the most satisfying moments for Holloway. The 200m, too, holds a similar kind of appeal for Lyles. Now then, Lyles had one of the weirdest experiences in the 200m final in Paris. 

Running with a COVID infection, he looked significantly slower. Finishing behind Letsile Tebogo and Kenny Bednarek, Lyles clinched the bronze medal. Soon after the race, Lyles lay flat on the ground, panting desperately for air. Meanwhile, as Lyles will probably have more chances to get his 200m Olympic dream fulfilled, he is also confident about making a new world record in the discipline.

Noah Lyles vows to shatter Usain Bolt’s 200m World Record

Noah Lyles isn’t backing down. The Olympic gold medalist has one mission in mind — toppling Usain Bolt’s iconic 200m world record of 19.19 seconds. And if his confidence is anything to go by, he’s already halfway there. “I know that I’m going to break it,” Lyles declared boldly. He made it clear that his sights are locked on the Jamaican legend’s long-standing feat. 

The American sprinter, who set a blistering U.S. record of 19.31 in Eugene in 2022, believes the world hasn’t yet seen his fastest. Dismissing doubt and external noise, Noah added, “I can give zero cares about what other people think. Because they don’t know me, they don’t know my story, they don’t know what I do, they don’t know how hard I work, how talented I am. But I know.” That belief has become the fuel driving his pursuit of greatness, one stride at a time.

Even when faced with disappointment, like finishing third in the 200m final at the Paris Olympics behind Letsile Tebogo and Kenny Bednarek, Lyles remains unfazed. “I’m going to motivate myself regardless. I’m going to win regardless,” he said, emphasizing that his quest for history doesn’t depend on rivals. Rather, it depends just on his own relentless drive.