"I did cry"-Noah Lyles opens up on feeling heartbroken while listening to girlfriend Junelle Bromfield's confession about enduring hate amid Olympics

Noah Lyles recently expressed his feelings when his Jamaican girlfriend, Junelle Bromfield, was facing hate on the internet. She went through cyberbullying during the Paris Olympics, when the American athlete won two medals in the 100m and 200m dashes.

Bromfield faced a lot of backlash on the internet after Lyles revealed that he knows a lot of inside information about the Jamaican track and field shenangians, saying that he knows information other people don't. He also credited his girlfriend for the same, saying:

"Junelle being Jamaican and having trained in MVP, I have been getting the drama from the Jamaican camp at least five years now. There is a lot of times where I make references about Jamaicans but I am not trying to go back and forth, like I know information that other people don't."

Days after this incident, Noah Lyles recently opened up about how he felt about Bromfield facing all the hate in a conversation with Simone Clarke at the Sim Soul Sessions. He said that he cried while listening to Bromfield's confession about the criticism she faced. He admitted that he disappeared for a while between the interview because he was emotional after hearing his girlfriend's story.

"I did cry," Lyles said.

Noah Lyles' girlfriend Junelle Bromfield opened up about getting death threats

In the aforementioned interview, Junelle Bromfield revealed that she was getting death threats in her inbox during the Paris Olympics. She detailed the online abuse she faced because of the statement Lyles made, and it increased after she fell short of making it to them and was unable to attain a podium finish in the 4x400m mixed relay.

"They came for my mother and my family. If this was 2021, when I lost my mom, I would be in a corner somewhere crying," Junelle said. "I had to turn off my inbox because I was getting death threats from people. I'm on a different journey in life right now. Sometimes, (when) things are not going good, there's great (things) on the other side.”

Amidst the hate she was facing, Noah Lyles showcased public support for her girlfriend by sharing a post on Instagram. He uploaded a picture of Bromfield in her Jamaican kit and added a lengthy, heartfelt note where he lauded his girlfriend's strength while facing difficulty in her life. The post's caption read:

"I just want to say how incredibly proud I am of my GF and give her the flowers she deserves now 💐. She has been through so much in her life that I could never imagine fighting through. Beyond that she is a survivor, 2x Olympian, Olympic medalists, Multi world championship medalist, and has been representing Jamaica on the world stage since she was 8 years old. But the most impressive thing I’ve seen recently is how she’s dealt with the pure disrespect and hatred towards her from her own country."

Noah Lyles recently came back to his hometown, Alexandria, with Bromfield, where he received a warm welcome through a victory parade.