American sprinter Noah Lyles would not really feel any strain coming into this weekend’s season-ending meet in Eugene, as a substitute seeing it as an opportunity to rejoice on house soil the three gold medals he received on the Budapest world championships.
Lyles earlier this month mentioned he was ending his season after changing into the primary male athlete since Jamaican Usain Bolt to win gold within the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.
He later modified his thoughts, nevertheless, saying he nonetheless had “one more in me.”
“Every meet that happens after world championships I see almost as a victory lap,” Lyles informed reporters forward of the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League last, the place he’ll compete within the 100m on Saturday.
“A lot of people will get tired and they don’t really want to go to track meets and I’m like, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose now because you already won world championships. Nobody can take that from you.”
The 26-year-old mentioned he remembers coming to the Prefontaine Classic after the Tokyo Olympics and his mother telling him a few lady within the stands who was calling out for two-time Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
“She was so distraught that Sydney wasn’t there, and I guess I didn’t realise how people want to see you after the moment happens,” he mentioned.
“We’ve got to treat this like our victory parade, like when other teams go back to their city and they celebrate.
“This is our celebration.”
The Prefontaine Classic runs from September 16-17 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
