The Noah Lyles Show: U.S. track superstar is on a mission to conquer the Paris Games

EUGENE, Ore. — Thousands of fans at the most storied venue in track-and-field history knew something magical was about to happen.

EUGENE, Ore. — Thousands of fans at the most storied venue in track-and-field history knew something magical was about to happen.

On a picture-perfect night with the sun starting to set, nearly all of the runners in the 100-meter final at the U.S. Olympic trials in June were lined up in their lanes. There was Kenny Bednarek, the 200-meter silver medalist in Tokyo. There was Christian Coleman, the 60-meter world record holder. And there were six other elite American sprinters joining them on the starting blocks.

The only person missing was Noah Lyles.

Boom boom clap. Boom boom clap. Boom boom clap. Boom boom clap.

Queen’s “We Will Rock You” started blaring from the Hayward Field speakers. Lyles, wearing a pearl necklace and a red tracksuit that was carried to the stadium in a silver briefcase by rapper Snoop Dogg, ran through the tunnel and past his stoic competitors.

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