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Former 110mH World Record holder, Colin Jackson believes what Noah Lyles achieved in the indoor season will put a lot of fear in his rivals ahead of the outdoor season.
Track legend Colin Jackson is convinced Noah Lyles's 60m improvement in the indoor season is a warning trouble for his sprints rivals ahead of the outdoor season and the Olympic Games.
Lyles earned the bragging rights of the world's fastest man after stunning his competitors to win the world 100m title last year at the World Championships in Budapest. He also added the 200m title and anchored Team USA to the 4x100m gold medal, thus leaving the Hungarian capital as the most decorated athlete.
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The 26-year-old has been making bold claims of winning four gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games this summer, and Jackson, a former two-time world 110m Hurdles champion believes he's capable of making such history after his outstanding indoor season.
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22:41 - 20.12.2023
Noah Lyles reveals the motivation behind going for the quadruple at Paris 2024 Olympics
Triple world champion Noah Lyles has an ambition of attempting four gold medals at Paris 2024 Olympics. Find out the motivation behind his audacious goal.
"What Noah Lyles has done in the 60m will have put the fear of God into all the 100m runners right now," said Jackson in an exclusive interview with Athletics Weekly.
The former 110mH World Record holder also analyzed Lyles's arm drive and why his 60m means big trouble for all other sprinters ahead of the outdoor season.
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Lyles claimed the 60m silver medal in 6.44s behind World Record holder Christian Coleman (6.41s) at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade - his first-ever world medal in the event despite being a 200m specialist.
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23:27 - 01.03.2024
Glasgow 2024: Christian Coleman is king again, gets revenge over Noah Lyles to become world 60m champion
Christian Coleman won his second 60m world title, after taking down Noah Lyles and the rest of the field for victory in a world-leading time of 6.41s, at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
His improvement this season has been exceptional, having dropped his Personal Best (PB) from 6.51s in 2023 to his USATF Indoor Championships winning time of 6.43s, which is second on this season's world top list.
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03:38 - 18.02.2024
USATF Indoor Championships: Noah Lyles dethrones Christian Coleman's reign to win first 60m title
Noah Lyles bold claim of having an iconic 2024 season began with his first title of the year after winning the USATF Indoor Championships ahead of Christian Coleman in the men's 60m event.
Noteworthy is that he ran 6.4s four times in the indoor season, which is a testament to an improved start and drive phase - his main weakness for this year.
Having won the world 100m title in a PB of 9.83s, it's only a matter of time before he drops it to some of the fastest times in history, and his goal of winning the Olympic gold is highly achievable.
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