"That attitude is going to be his demise"; "It's what he feeds off of"- Fans react to Noah Lyles not shaking hands with Oblique Seville at Olympics

2024 gold medallist Noah Lyles had had an underwhelming run in the men’s 100m semifinal at the Paris Olympics. He finished second behind Oblique Seville. Competing at the Stade de France, Lyles clocked 9.83 seconds to finish behind the Jamaican who struck a personal best time of 9.81.

Lyles had also struggled in the first round, finishing second behind Louie Hinchcliffe, who finished in 9.98 seconds. Lyles timed 10.04 seconds to cross the finish line ahead of South Africa's Shaun Maswanganyi (10.06).

After the men’s 100m semifinal, Lyles and Seville did not shake hands, with the former seemingly snubbing the Jamaican wunderkind. However, Seville patted Lyles on the back nevertheless.

Following the incident, some fans have come out to criticize Lyle's attitude. However, others believe there's nothing disrespectful about what he did.

"That lil attitude is going to be his demise. I get it but I don’t," one fan shared.

"That's what he feeds off of. Can't change what motivates him. Nothing was disrespectful," another wrote.

"You think?? Could it be a motivating factor? I dont think Noah going like that in the Finals . We’ll def see a 9.7 from him," a fan predicted.

Here are some more reactions from fans.

"Girl!! Say it again! and Congratulations to becoming one the divine 9!! 👏🏾👏🏾," another said.

"I feel like I saw a dap & after the dap Seville touched Noah on his back. Which is probably what yall saw...or maybe I need glasses lol," a fan said.

"Noah lucky he can back up his talk. He doing too much man. So forced," another chimed in.

Noah Lyles beats Kishane Thompson to be crowned Olympic champion at Paris Olympics

Noah Lyles brought his best to the fore in the final (IMAGE: GETTY)

After having a mixed start to his Olympic campaign with second-place finishes in the first round and semifinal, Noah Lyles meant business in the final of the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympics.

He surged to the front, with a personal best time of 9.79, ahead of Kishane Thompson and Fred Kerley who finished second and third respectively.

Akani Simbine and defending champion Marcell Jacobs came in fourth and fifth, with Letsile Tebogo finishing sixth. Kenny Bednarek and Seville completed the set, finishing seventh and eighth respectively.

Lyles secured a spot in the final after finishing second behind Seville, the only man who has managed to beat him in an official 100m race this season.

Seville handed Lyles his first defeat of the season at the Racers Grand Prix, where he won with a personal best time of 9.82. Lyles finished second in 9.85 and Ferdinand Omanyala completed the podium in 10.02.

Lyles' win in the men’s 100m at the Paris Olympics cements his place as one of the greatest sprinters in the world, joining an exclusive club of sprinters who have both the world and Olympic titles to their names.