Chasing Bolt, the Noah Lyles way

The US sprinter wants to wear the Jamaican showman’s mantle. This Olympics will show how well it fits

New Delhi: To many in the Olympic sports world, American sprinter Noah Lyles became an instant hero just after last year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest. It wasn’t because he won three golds at the event. It was because he took a swipe at the NBA for tagging its winners as world champions.

Noah Lyles, of the United States celebrates anchoring his team to gold in the Men's 4x100-meters relay final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (AP)