"Those relays are about to be dangerous"- Fans react to Noah Lyles and team USA athletes' 4x100m team practice session for the Paris Olympics

By Nancy Singh

Modified Jul 26, 2024 09:41 GMT

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Noah Lyles and his teammates for the 4x100m relay team are gearing up to produce a dominant performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Glimpses of their practice session grabbed the attention of their fans as they expressed their excitement and anticipation for the USA relay team's performance at the Games.

Lyles will be competing in his second Olympics, following his bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics. He will now be competing in the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 4x100m relay events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Lyles will be competing alongside Fred Kerley, Christian Coleman, Kyree King, and Courtney Lindsey, in the 4x100m relay.

On their Instagram handle, Team USA shared photos of all the athletes practicing in the relay camp for the Olympics. Bednarek was seen passing the baton to Noah in one of the pictures, and in the other one, Kerley was spotted passing it to Coleman.

"📍 Relay Camp Tuning up with the men of @usatf 🇺🇸 #ParisOlympics," the post was captioned.

Fans took to the comments section of the post to cheer on the athletes, with one of them commenting,

"Those relays are about to be dangerous."

Noting the sequence of passing of the batons, one of the followers claimed:

"Bedanarek handing off to Lyles..Christian to Fred.. yeah this gonna be a lights out 4x1 final fo sho🔥🔥"

Another enthusiast, impressed with the athletes, commented:

"Handsome, strong, fast! These men are amazing!

Along similar lines, some more fans complimented the team:

"Bravo USA.. With such great speed handoffs are the key.. and foundational. But WOW what a magnificent group of young men. I will pray for their safety and their success."

"I'm too hyped."

"Yeah we won already."

Noah Lyles on his gold medal ambitions for the Paris Olympics

At the start of 2024, Noah Lyles claimed to win four gold medals at the Paris Olympics. However, the 27-year-old, while expressing uncertainty around participating in the 4x400m relays, recently said he plans to win three gold medals. At the World Championships last year, the American sprinter became the first athlete since Usain Bolt in 2015 to achieve a 'three-peat', winning gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay.

Following this, he wanted to achieve something no sprinter had ever accomplished, winning four gold medals at the Olympic Games. In an interview with "Times", he had said,

"What I want and expect are two different things. I expect to get multiple gold medals but what I want is four."

However, recently, during an interview with Adidas, Noah Lyles opened up about winning three gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay and said,

"This summer I'm going to win three gold medals in the 100m, 200m & 4x100 meters. Of course, it won’t be easy but that’s half the fun," Lyles said.

He also opened up about how he was feeling before the 2024 Summer Games and said:

"I love the biggest moments, they feel like a stage to show the world all the work and passion I have put into myself and my craft. So, it doesn’t matter if the moment is big, it’s just another chance to shine. Because the moment isn’t bigger than me, it was made for me!"

Noah Lyles will next be seen competing for his goal of three golds in the Paris Olympics 2024, slated for July 26 - August 11.

Edited by Shirsh