EUGENE, Ore. — Noah Lyles’ audacious goal of four Olympic gold medals is starting to look a little less implausible.
The decorated American sprinter keeps on backing up his boastful talk with remarkable big-race performances.
Lyles preserved hope of a sprint double at the Olympics on Saturday night when he roared back from behind to win the 200 meters final at the U.S. track and field trials. His world-leading time of 19.53 seconds broke a 28-year-old U.S. Olympic Trials record and was just over two tenths of a second shy of the American record he set at world championships in 2022.