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Noah Lyles has opened up about his new contract with Adidas which is said to have been the richest in the sport of track and field since the retirement of Usain Bolt.
Triple World champion Noah Lyles has opened up about his recently signed Adidas contract that got people talking.
As reported by Pulse Sports earlier, Lyles was said to have signed a multi-million-dollar contract extension with the company that extends their partnership up to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Lyles’ management, Global Athletics and Marketing, Inc also noted that the agreement involves extensive commitments both on and off the track and is the richest contract in the sport of track and field since the retirement of Usain Bolt.
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However, the dollar value amounts and specific details of the contract were not disclosed, which is typical for many track and field contracts since the athletes sign non-disclosure agreements.
To calm down the speculation, Lyles expressed his interest in mentioning the exact amount of money but noted that Adidas are not comfortable with the move.
“I definitely wish we were able to say how much it was, in fact, somebody made a tweet and they were doing some math off the 20 million that is assumed that Bolt made in 2017.
“I’m not going to lie, there was a number that was very close to the real thing and I wished I could just say what it was. I asked Adidas multiple times if I could speak up but as you can see, I can’t tell you,” the two-time World 200m champion said.
A tweet from Chris Chavez had made an estimation of the amount Lyles could have made. The tweet read: “For what it's worth – depending on how accurate these lists are: When Usain Bolt made Forbes' Highest-Paid Entertainers list in 2017, it was estimated that he made $34.2 million with the estimate on his PUMA deal being $10M+ annually while also pulling other big sponsors.”
Meanwhile, Lyles has been an Adidas athlete since turning pro as a high schooler following the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials when he finished fourth.
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