"Noah Lyles was just jogging"; "That is cap" - Fans react to IShowSpeed claiming athletes are scared of him after race with Paris 2024 gold medalist

Fans have reacted to IShowSpeed's intriguing claim after his race against Noah Lyles. The YouTuber claimed athletes were reluctant to face him, following a 50m-dash faceoff between Lyles and himself. The latter said that "everybody" was scared of him.

During a live streaming session on social media, Mr.Beast, an American YouTuber organized a high-stakes showdown between Lyles and Speed, offering $100k to the winner. Initially, the social media personality rejected the challenge, stating long-distance as a reason for not competing.

However, after Lyles and Mr.Beast's prodding, Speed accepted the challenge and displayed his unbelievable skills, narrowly losing to Lyles with a razor-thin gap.

Days after this contest, Speed said on his stream that "all the professionals" are scared to race him.

He said,

“Now, everybody is scared to race me. I’m not about to say no names, but all these people who are professionals.. whatever they’re professionals at… they are scared to race me."

Many fans called out Speed's comment, with one of them suggesting it to be exaggerated.

"That is cap, Noah was clearly not trying."

Another fan backed the American sprinter while stating the Speed stood no chance of winning against the Olympian.

"Noah was just jogging. Speed had zero chance."

One of the fans suggested Lyles wasn't taking the race seriously and wrote,

"Imagine thinking Noah was taking that race seriously"

Here are some more fan reactions:

"People really think Noah Lyles was trying against speed🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ bro was literally emoting at the end of the race," a fan wrote.

"I dont think any professional athelete is scared of him lol. Who does he think he is," another fan expressed.

"Noah didn’t even try. is capitalizing on people not understanding what real speed looks like. Noah was going 85% at best. ishowspeed is quick, but let’s not make this bigger than it was," one of the fans wrote.

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Tyreek Hill takes a dig at Noah Lyles following the latter's win against IShowSpeed

Noah Lyles attends the closing night of Omega House 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Getty Images for Omega)

Following his comment about Super Bowl's winner not being the world champions, Noah Lyles was challenged by Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill for a 50m sprint.

The fued between the two has been going brewing for a brief time, with the two yet to lock horns. However, following Lyles's close win against the YouTuber, Hill shared a post that said the two were "close" at the finish.

Hill added,

"And track athletes think he gone beat me 😂😂😂"

Noah Lyles won a gold in the men's 100m and a bronze medal in the 200m at the Paris Games 2024.