Not Track, Noah Lyles shares his plan to witness major sporting event leaving E-sports fans stunned

Noah Lyles made a bold claim to witness the World Championships of the famous multiplayer battler arena game League of Legends in the upcoming year. The American athlete, who recently concluded a victorious campaign at the Paris Olympics, is a hardcore enthusiast of E-sports and takes to social media to express his thoughts about the tournaments.

Lyles has been vocal about his love for Anime as well as video games and his recent appearances at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials were a testament of the same. As the 27-year-old entered Hayward Field to compete in the Trials, he displayed a 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' while hyping the crowd before asserting dominance in the 100m and the 200m.

Speaking about having fun with cards at the Trials, he said:

"I pulled out Exodia for the finals of the 100m, but now it's time to build the whole thing. I got the left and right arms and I've got the legs coming tomorrow."

Being a staunch supporter of the League of Legends Team, '100 Thieves', Noah Lyles took to X to share his plans for the upcoming year, leaving E-sports fans stunned.

"@lolesports I’m definitely going to the World Championships next year," he wrote.

Fans were stunned by his claim and expressed their happiness on social media to witness support from the Olympic Gold medalist.

"This is the type of fans that esport realy needs to grow i guess. Thanks Noah!!!" wrote a fan.

"Let's go this series was UNREAL levels of hype," another fan chimed in.

Noah Lyles on bringing up hype with 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' cards

Noah Lyles at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Day 13 - Source: Getty

Noah Lyles has been making several efforts to make track and field a global sport. With great performances on the track, Lyles believes that the events should be more fan-focused to reach a worldwide audience. Keeping this in mind, Lyles spoke about unconventionally hyping the crowd by displaying 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' cards at the start line.

Speaking about the main motive behind 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' cards at the U.S. Olympic Trials he said:

"It was actually a dare. I was doing a podcast with Chase Ealey, two-time World Champion in Shot Put and we are both anime fans and she was like 'Yeah you got to pull out Exodia before you run' and I'm like what? I was like if I manage to pull out Exodia then you have to do the Rock Lee weight drop, and she did."

After his victorious pursuits at the Paris Olympics, Lyles received a major hamper from Konami, the manufacturer of the Yu-Gi-Oh!