• Noah Lyles took on popular streamer IShowSpeed ​​in a 50m sprint and narrowly won over the youngster.
• YouTuber MrBeast organized the race and offered a huge prize to the winner in Orlando.
• Lyles recently won the men’s 100m at the 2024 Paris Olympics by a narrow margin over Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson.

Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles narrowly beat popular streamer and social media star IShowSpeed ​​in a 50m on Wednesday.

Speed ​​is known for his athletic abilities, and fans were surprised by his run with the world the champion was even close.

During one of his streams on Wednesday, popular YouTuber MrBeast challenged the 19-year-old to race against Lyles, “the fastest man alive.”

MrBeast offered $100,000 in prize money for the race. Speed ​​finally took to the race track to take on one of the best sprinters in the world.

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The two were neck and neck in the first meters. In fact, Speed ​​was slightly ahead, but Lyles’ experience came in handy and he passed the youngster to win the race.

After this epic showdown, Lyles challenged Speed ​​to train with him and compete again after a week, this time in the 100m, according to Money launderers report. Lyles won Olympic gold medal away by the smallest of margins.

The American beat Jamaican Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second to win his first ever gold medal in the event. Paris Olympic Games. However, he lost the 200m and did not run the relay, which his team also lost.

Letsile Tebogo defeats Noah Lyles

TUKO.co.ke reported earlier that Letsile Tebogo upsets Noah Lyles to win the gold medal in the 200m final.

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The Botswanan sprinter clocked 19.46 seconds to win his country’s first ever gold medal at the Olympics.

Lyles claimed he contracted COVID-19which had a negative impact on his racing performance.

Lyles’ inspiring message

TUKO.co.ke also reported that Lyles shared a touching message following his incredible victory at the Paris Olympics.

The 27-year-old shared that he suffered from many personal health issues like depression and asthma, but that didn’t stop him from becoming an Olympic champion.

Source: TUKO.co.ke