Noah Lyles served humble pie by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
![Aug 5, 2024: Noah Lyles celebrates with his gold medal at the victory ceremony for the men's 100m during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Aug 5, 2024: Noah Lyles celebrates with his gold medal at the victory ceremony for the men's 100m during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2966,h_1668,x_0,y_159/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/the_athlete_lifestyle_on_si/01j4yje7e48fr480380d.jpg)
Noah Lyles can claim the title of fastest man on earth and most polarizing Team USA star. (Although Kevin Durant is also making a run at that latter title.)
After winning the 100-meter final at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in a photo finish, the brash sprinter only took home bronze in the 200-meter final. It turned out Lyles had COVID, and even that was met with strong takes by fans, especially on social media.
Then came another disaster for the Team USA men in the 4x100-meter relay without Lyles, where they were disqualified and didn’t even medal.
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Canada took home the gold medal, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had the receipts.
Sorry. 👀🥇 https://t.co/yhkVrMKKTA
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 9, 2024
Désolé. 👀🥇 https://t.co/yhkVrMKKTA
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 9, 2024
Double burn in English and French! Lyles always toes the line from confident to arrogant and cocky, and that always opens him up to future freezing cold takes. This was one of them.
The 200-meter final gold-medal winner Letsile Tebogo had a backhanded compliment for Lyles in his postgame presser: "I can't be the face of athletics because I'm not an arrogant or a loud person like Noah (Lyles)."
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But any sport, especially one like track and field, needs personalities like Lyles. Also, the 27 year old has overcome a lot in his life to become an Olympic champion, as he tweeted: “I have Asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, and Depression.”
Trudeau was excited, and then from there it went viral. And for Lyles, if he’s getting burned by the Canadian Prime Minister, that shows how popular is: polarizing or otherwise.
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