The former sprinters have doubled down on their criticism of the Miami Dolphins wide receiver who has been trash talking Olympics champion Noah Lyles.

American sprint legend Justin Gatlin and former Bahamas sprinter Rodney Green have maintained their onslaught on NFL star Tyreek Hill regarding his beef with Noah Lyles.

 

Olympic champion Lyles stoked up the fires last weekend when he held up a banner reading ‘Tyreek could never’ just after storming to victory in the 60m dash at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.

 

That was a message directed at Miami Dolphins wide receiver Hill, who discredited Lyles’ gold medal win in 100m at the Paris Olympics, while challenging him to a 60m dash.

 

Lyles initially dismissed him as an attention seeker but has since accepted the challenge although the NFL star is yet to make up his mind.

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However, Gatlin, who won an Olympics gold and four world titles, feels Hill is playing with fire and is thrilled that Lyles fired back.

 

“People are going to talk trash but he is not going to back down, the boy came across that line in that finals with a 6.52, strutted his stuff back down to the 60m finish line and then he looked around the crowd, grabbed the bib off his back and held it up,” Gatlin said on his Ready Set Go podcast which he co-hosts with Green.

 

“He could have let it die, he could be like; ‘Oh you know it’s a little trash talk here and there whatever, like that but he said; ‘look bro, you want this? Here it is, come and get it.’ You know what I am saying? You don’t respond. That lets me know right now you aren’t about that life.”

 

Green then weighed in, explaining why Hill has no chance against Lyles, while adding that he would need more than eight weeks of training.

 

“Tyreek is in town, Tyreek is right here in Orlando so if he wants all the smoke he could pull right up to the Adidas track on Monday and be like; ‘Yo, Noah what’s up and get his behind rolled. It is not that difficult big dawg but I get it, you know, you’re going to hear all the banter and he is not going to do too much,” Green said.

 

“But after him watching Noah these last two meets, he’s going to be like; ‘Man I probably need about eight weeks to train and you’re going to need more than eight weeks,” Green went on.

 

Surprised by Green’s verdict, Gatlin said: “You are in that man’s head already, talking about eight weeks to train.”

 

Green affirmed his statement, saying Hill should be watching and doing something about it if he is serious about racing Lyles.

 

“If he wasn’t watching, he watched today. Somebody sent that video to him today,” added Green.

 

It remains to be seen if Hill will take up the challenge as the logistics of such a race would be less tedious given both stars are based in Orlando, Florida.

 

Julien Alfred makes surprising revelation despite memorable off season Image source:

Despite having an amazing holiday, Julien Alfred was eager to move on and return to her routine, embracing the next phase of her journey.

Julien Alfred has expressed her excitement to be back in training despite having one of the best holidays compared to other athletes.

 

The reigning Olympic 100m champion received an outstanding welcome back to Saint Lucia following her exploits at the Paris Olympic Games.

 

She became the first Saint Lucian athlete to win an Olympic medal, winning the 100m title in a national record time of 10.72 seconds. In the race, Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson finished second and third respectively.

 

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‘I’m willing to be that sacrificial lamb’ – When Sha’Carri Richardson called out track legends for failing the next generation

Julien Alfred then went on to settle for second place in the 200m, settling for silver behind American Gabby Thomas. Brittany Brown rounded up the podium.

 

In Saint Lucia, she was honoured greatly and even appointed as the tourism ambassador, a role she wears with so much pride. She also went on vacation and had a lot of time to spend with her family after being away for a long time.

 

However, she revealed that amid all those great things happening, she wanted to go back to training, unlike other athletes who suck at it.

 

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‘It’s kind of my happy place’ – Kishane Thompson reveals his unexpected passion

Julien revealed that she had not had the time to reflect on her 2024 season since she was busy and going back to training would give her ample time to rate her season.

 

“No, actually, I was looking forward to getting back to training because I finally had a chance to sit and relax and just think of what I had done during the season,” Julien Alfred said in a pre-race press conference.

 

“I had a good vacation and I was really looking forward to getting back and just seeing what I did during the year.”

 

Julien Alfred has already uniquely opened her 2025 season, competing in the 300m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix against her training mate Dina Asher-Smith.

 

For the long season, her main target would be to get a medal for herself at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan as she looks to dethrone Sha’Carri Richardson and Shericka Jackson.

 

Julien Alfred will also skip her title defence at the World Indoor Championships, noting that she is doing this season differently.

 

Tia Clayton (L) and Tina Clayton of team Jamaica pose after the women’s 4x100m relay final at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. Image source: Imago

The retired Trinidadian sprinter has predicted an intense rivalry between Tia and Tina Clayton as Tia emerges from her sister’s shadow.

The Clayton twins, Tina and Tia have started making waves in the world of sprinting with retired Trinidadian sprinter Ato Boldon predicting intense rivalry between them.

 

First, it was Tina Clayton who was making waves with her splendid times but it seems like her sister Tia is slowly taking the spotlight from her.

 

Tina made her international debut at the World under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya in 2021 where she claimed top honours in the women’s 100m and was also vital as Team Jamaica claimed the women’s 4x100m relay title.

 

She managed to successfully defend her world title at the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in 2022 and also anchored the Jamaican relay team to a gold medal yet again.

 

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However, her twin sister, Tia, who seemed to struggle in her junior years and never won an individual title in either the 100m or 200m has started coming up nicely and taking up spaces.

 

To everyone’s surprise, Tia rounded up the podium at the 2024 Jamaican Olympic trials, finishing second behind Shericka Jackson. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce rounded up the podium in the race.

 

She proceeded to the Olympic Games where she was Jamaica’s sole representative in the women’s 100m final and managed to finish a distant seventh. At the trials, Tina was eliminated from the women’s 100m in the semifinal.

 

Kishane Thompson, Tia Clayton open 2025 season with stunning performances in Jamaica

Kishane Thompson, Tia Clayton open 2025 season with stunning performances in Jamaica

Owing to the shift in performances, Boldon believes this season has set up a stage for the two to compete for the top spots with Tina looking to return to her winning ways and Tia hoping to continue her winning streak.

 

“Here is what I think, Tina looks up and goes, ‘The hell, I was always the first one, I was always the more known one too and now my sister’s been in an Olympic final? I gotta respond to that,” Boldon said during an Instagram live session.

 

The duo has already started the 2024 season with Tia Clayton emerging as the winner in all their races. They started with the 60m race at the Central Hurdles Relays and Field Events in Jamaica where Tia claimed the win as her sister faded to a fifth-place.

 

They then proceeded to the Astana Indoor Meet where Tia Clayton once again stole the show as her sister finished third.

 

They both train at the MVP Track Club under the guidance of Paul and Stephen Francis and with the much that lies ahead, fans should be on the look-out to see who carries Jamaica’s flag high.

As he prepares to make a big impression on the world scene this year, Australian teenage sprinting star Gout Gout sent a warning to Noah Lyles. The 17-year-old’s incredible feats and similarities to Usain Bolt have garnered international attention.

After breaking Bolt’s Under-16 200-meter record the previous year, he set a time of 20.04 to beat the Australian national record, which had been held by Peter Norman for 56 years. When the World Championships go to Tokyo in September of this year, success on the international scene is imminent. Gout intends to race in Tokyo, and based on the timings he posts, it appears he is more than prepared to make the announcement.

Gout had a warning on a podcast with another American track athlete Grant Holloway and Noah Lyles, who took home gold in the 100m and bronze in that event. Promotion “I’m attempting to show you what’s happening. “I want to make a big impression,” he said to Beyond the Records. “I’ll do whatever it takes to let Noah know I’m vying for that position. “I know it’s a learning experience, but I secretly hope to win a medal, make it to the final, and either run up to Noah or try to chase him down.” Promotion

He is already under international scrutiny, and the parallels to Bolt, the nine-time Olympic gold medalist, are unproductive. “I’m trying to be the next Gout Gout,” Gout stated in response to the discussion. Everyone aspires to be the next big thing after being compared to Usain Bolt.

It’s obviously wonderful to be compared to him, but I’m Gout Gout, and I want to become as well-known as him. “I want the future generation to believe that they will be the next Gout Gout. That’s how I want to be. He said, “It crosses my mind sometimes,” in response to a question about whether or not people already look up to him. Simply put, I am myself, and sometimes people literally look up to me and try to be me. It’s absurd to consider

The next Noah Lyles is attempting to become the next icon by emulating Usain Bolt. “It’s crazy and surreal to be the next icon.” When the Olympics came along last summer, Gout was a relative unknown, but he is already thinking about Los Angeles in 2028. After then, when he will just be 24 years old, the Games will travel to his hometown of Brisbane. “That’s definitely the end goal (to run at Brisbane 2032),” he stated. Los Angeles, of course, in 2028. I’m excited about it.

“I’ll be aiming to head there and also the World Championships this year in Tokyo. I’m aiming to be there as well

The Gout vs Lyles rivalry already looks to be a fiery one we can hopefully enjoy for years to come.

 

 

The world and Olympic champion sprinter sat opposite Gout Gout as the 17-year-old schoolboy from Queensland quietly but unabashedly told the American star he planned to beat him … this year.

 

Gout was in Florida to train with Lyles. It was about learning from the world’s best, but similarly he wanted Lyles to know he was determined not to be intimidated. He might only be 17 at this year’s world championships in Tokyo in September, but he still wanted to beat the American champion 100-metre and 200m sprinter.

 

“I am trying to show you what’s up. I am trying to come out with a bang,” Gout said of the worlds.

 

“That’s what I love to hear,” Lyles laughed.

 

“Whatever I’ve got to do to show Noah I am coming for that spot [I will do],” said Gout. “Obviously, it’s a learning experience but deep down I’m trying to get a medal for sure or even make that final and be running up Noah or trying to chase Noah down for sure.”

 

Lyles’ eyes lit up. Gout was talking his language.

 

“I want you to come up to me and say, ‘Yeah I am going to take your spot’. Because if I hear somebody [who] is like, ‘Well maybe one day …’ No! It’s not one day, it’s going to be today and if it’s not today it’s the next day. And I’ll be here every step of the way, like come on don’t be scared to tell me your dream. Shout it from the top of the mountains. Come after me.”

 

The pair were talking on Beyond the Records, a podcast Lyles does weekly with fellow Olympic gold medal-winning track stars Grant Holloway and Rai Benjamin. The recording – which drops in full on Friday – came amid a two-week training block that Gout, his coach Di Sheppard, manager James Templeton and training partner Jonathon Kasiano (a talented 60m runner and long jumper) joined in Florida at the National Training Centre with Lyles and his coach Lance Brauman.

 

The trip was facilitated by adidas with whom Gout signed a mammoth (for an Australian athlete, let alone a teenaged Australian athlete) sponsorship deal last year just ahead of breaking the men’s national 200m record when he ran 20.04 seconds as a 16-year-old at the Australian all schools championships in Queensland. That record-breaking run came a day after running 10.04s in the 100m.

 

Gout was already a viral social media star, from some crazy runs a year ago. He was known before he was known as it were. Winning silver at the world juniors last year and then the performances at the all schools titles changed all that. His time of 20.04s was quicker even than the greatest sprinter of all time, Usain Bolt, ran as a 16-year-old. Now he was about more than an Insta feed. He was the real deal, not a reel.

 

Gout, who turned 17 at Christmas, returned to school for year 12 this week. But his education started a few weeks ago in Florida, well before he went back to school. For those weeks he immersed himself with Lyles, Brauman and the training group.

 

He didn’t learn to reinvent the wheel at training there, for you must be doing something right to run faster than any kid in the world at 16 and break a men’s national record, but the comfort was in knowing what you were doing was the same as the world’s best.

 

The bigger picture lesson was about being up close and around not only the world’s fastest man but the sport’s biggest showman. It was rubbing shoulders with him and seeing how he trained and not being overawed by it. It was about being comfortable with adult athletes and having an adidas crew there for two days following around at training. It was also knowing you were with the biggest athlete in the world on their turf and on their terms – so no selfies and posts on Insta.

 

Noah Lyles, of the United States, competes during the men’s 200-meter semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Noah Lyles, of the United States, competes during the men’s 200-meter semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. CREDIT: AP

“It wasn’t about learning new things in training, the education in just being immersed in this was next level,” Shepard said.

 

He did learn one new thing.

 

Gout currently is slow out of the blocks for a range of reasons tied into his age and incredibly tight Achilles tendons. Asked about it, Brauman smiled and reassured the schoolboy the improvements would come with time.

 

“Man to start like a man you need to get a man’s ass,” Brauman laughed.

 

Sheppard smiled. It was a message Gout had been given at home and echoed around the world. You can still win and run fast in the meantime, but hitting your peak will only come when your body peaks and that can’t be hurried. Gout’s body now is not going to handle the load that Lyles is doing, for Lyles himself wasn’t doing that sort of load at 17.

 

“It wasn’t about sitting down and having those long one-on-one conversations. That was not what it was about. Noah gave him little hints here and there when they were training, but it was more about being in the environment,” Sheppard said.

 

“I got Lance and one of his assistant coaches to look at his movement patterns when we were in the gym because I was a bit concerned at something I had seen, and it was more walking away with the reassurance that they saw what I saw and what we have done was on point.

 

Gout Gout warms up for his Boys’ U18 100m final with his coach Di Sheppard during the 2024 Australian All Schools Athletics Championship at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre on December 06, 2024 in Brisbane.

Gout Gout warms up for his Boys’ U18 100m final with his coach Di Sheppard during the 2024 Australian All Schools Athletics Championship at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre on December 06, 2024 in Brisbane.

“The boys were respectful of their environment, but they were not intimidated by it. And that was comforting for me, to know they can go to the next level and feel comfortable in the company of the best in the world and not intimidated or like they don’t belong.

 

“It was good because you go into this environment, and you think, ‘Am I going to be out of my depth?’ This is an environment we have not been in before so we are going to be a bit reserved and we sat back and observed at the start but when they asked them to join them the boys jumped into training and fitted right in and realised we are not doing much different. For me, it was positive knowing moving forward we are on the right path.”

 

Gout also got the taste of what life will be like if he continues this trajectory. It was travelling across the world, training hard, seeing the attention that the biggest star in the sport receives and understanding how to deal with it. It was knowing, too, that there is a lot of downtime as an athlete.

 

 

Returning to school this week was returning to earth. He is a prefect at Ipswich Grammar, but each morning there are queues of younger kids wanting selfies with him. His training time has been pushed back to try to have an emptier track but still people, parents picking up kids mainly, come wandering in wanting to take pics and video of him training. It’s a distraction.

 

After a couple of weeks with Lyles, he better knows that some intrusions are unavoidable, and it’s how you deal with them.

 

Lyles also knows something about Gout – he is coming for him. And Lyles loves it.

 

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Andrew Coscoran and Sarah Healy broke Irish 3000m records at the prestigious New Balance Indoor Grand Prix meeting in Boston last night (Feb 2nd).

 

Coscoran made a race-winning-move with 400 metres left to run, overtaking longtime leader Azzedine Habz to storm to victory in a new Irish record time of 7:30.75 WL, the fourth fastest time ever clocked by a European athlete.

 

The performance saw the Balbriggan athlete take ten seconds off his personal best and eight seconds off Alistair Cragg’s national record that had stood since 2004. Mark Carroll’s outdoor record stands at 7:30.36.

 

Sarah Healy was also in record-breaking form at the Boston Meet, smashing her own indoor 3000m record to finish fourth in a time of 8:35.19. The race was won by Great Britain’s Melissa Courtney-Bryant in 8:28.69.

 

Mark English was in action in the 800m, finishing 5th in a time of 1:46.82.

 

The performance of both Healy and Coscoran mark the second and third national senior indoor records to go this weekend following on from Kate O’Connor’s new indoor Pentathlon record in Estonia. All three athletes have now secured the automatic qualification standards for the upcoming European Indoor Championships which take place in in Apeldoorn (March 6th – 9th).

 

 

Elsewhere, Sharlene Mawdsley got her season off to a winning start over 400m at the Scottish Athletics EAP Indoor Invitational yesterday evening, clocking a new indoor PB of 51.69 to also secure the European Indoor Championships Standard.

 

Bori Akinola was the fastest of the Irish sprinters in action in Scotland, clocking 6.74 in the final of the 60m to finish second.

 

 

 

Noah Lyles gave a brilliant response when he was asked whether he could break Usain Bolt’s world record.

 

Back in the summer, Lyles announced himself on the world stage as he clinched the gold medal in the 100m event during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

 

However, the American was left disappointed after he only won the Bronze in the 200m event.

 

Nevertheless, Lyles is expected to be the man to beat in men’s sprinting in the near future.

 

 

 

The 27-year-old is more than confident that he has what it takes to break the Olympic legend Bolt’s insane world record of 19.19 seconds that has now stood for almost 15 years.

 

Speaking about the record in 2023, Lyles said: “I know that I’m going to break it. The second most-popular, favourite hobby of humans − after watching somebody achieve greatness − is watching them fail.

 

“People love to watch people fail. They just do. I don’t know why. It’s just if somebody says they want to do something great, someone’s right there next to say they can’t do it.”

 

Lyles added: “I can give zero cares about what other people think. Because they don’t know me, they don’t know my story, they don’t know what I do, they don’t know how hard I work, how talented I am. But I know.”

 

 

 

Noah Lyles is eyeing the world record. Image: Getty

Noah Lyles is eyeing the world record. Image: Getty

Of the 10 fastest 200-metre times in the world since the Tokyo games three years ago, he has run seven of them.

 

“I’m going to motivate myself regardless,” Lyles continued.

 

 

“I didn’t need a rival at worlds to run 19.3, because there was nobody close to me when that happened.”

 

Lyles’ closest attempt at breaking Bolt’s long standing record, set at the World Championships in Berlin in 2009, is 19.31 – a US record which he set in Eugene in 2022.

 

 

 

Quincy Wilson is officially that guy in his hometown! The youngest male track and field Olympic gold medalist ever just put on a show at the NB Grand Prix, and yeah, he nailed it again. The 17-year-old tore up the 400m with 45.66, smashing his U-18 record. His mom was in the stands cheering her heart out but get this, Gabby Thomas (yep, the 200m gold medalist from Paris) was hyping him up too! And Quincy didn’t just win; he took down some serious names!

 

 

Well, Wilson left Will Sumner (46.27), Jereem Richards (46.49), and Zakithi Nene (46.56) in his dust. And talk about a comeback! Just a month ago, things weren’t looking so great for him. At the 2025 VA Showcase, he was gunning for Will Sumner’s high school 500m record (1:01.25), but in a shocking twist, Andrew Salvodon stole the show with a blazing 1:00.49.

 

Wilson had to settle for second with 1:02.49—a tough pill to swallow. But now? He just took down Jereem Richards, a 31-year-old sprint star from Trinidad known for his dominance in the 200m and 400m. Yep, Wilson beat someone 14 years older than him. After the race,, Wilson shared his excitement: “Man, it’s great. This is only with a couple of weeks of practice, so get ready for national records—it can never get old. I’m ready to go get another one tomorrow.”

 

 

 

=But do you know this isn’t the first time the 17-year-old has stunned us with his performance??

 

 

Who did Quincy Wilson defeat to set a new high school national record in the 400m at the NB Grand Prix?

 

 

Quincy Wilson is killing it! Last year, when he was just 16, this kiddo set the U18 men’s 400m world record at the Holloway Pro Classic, running an insane 44.20 seconds. Not only did he break the world record, but he also smashed his own U.S. high school record while he was at it. And to top it off, he beat 2023 national champ Bryce Deadmon, who finished second at 44.23. Pretty wild, right? But his journey didn’t stop there. It only gets better.

 

Quincy Wilson is on fire and ready for LA-28!

 

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At the U.S. Olympic Trials, Wilson kept it going. He broke a 42-year-old U18 record with a 44.66 in the prelims, then ran an even faster 44.59 in the semis. He finished with 44.94 in the final, but that strong finish in the last 100 meters earned him sixth place. But wait, it gets better—he was also part of the U.S. 4x400m relay team with Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, and Rai Benjamin, and they set a new Olympic record with a 2:54.43.

 

 

 

Even though he didn’t run in the final, Wilson still played a key role by running a strong leg in the heats, helping to secure the gold for Team USA. You could just feel the excitement in the stands as Wilson celebrated—this kid’s on fire! Last year was just the beginning for Quincy, and it’s clear he’s got an amazing future ahead of him. From breaking records to bringing home Olympic gold, he’s already making a name for himself! Is the Virginia native destined to be the LA-28 hero? Well, he sure seems to be on that path!

 

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American sprinter Noah Lyles competed in his first major event since the 2024 Paris Olympics, running the 60-meter race at Sunday’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.

 

Lyles blazed his way to a win and took a shot at Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill in a written message to the cameras, that came via a piece of paper Lyles had taped to his back.

 

“Tyreek could never,” the note read.

 

Lyles’ message is the latest in a line of barbs traded by the two star athletes. Their dialogue began after Hill opined he would beat the 100-meter gold medalist in a head-to-head race in an August appearance on FanDuel TV’s “Up and Adams.”

 

“I’m not going to beat him by a lot, but I would beat Noah Lyles,” Hill told Kay Adams.

 

Naturally, that — along with Hill’s assertion that Lyles pretended he was sick after he won the bronze in the 200 meters while battling COVID at the Olympics — didn’t sit well with Lyles. He appeared on the “Nightcap” podcast with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco shortly after Hill’s comments and called out the veteran receiver for “chasing clout.”

 

“Tyreek is just chasing clout,” Lyles said. “Anytime somebody fast comes up, he says he wants to race them. If he really wanted to race people, he would’ve showed up, like DK Metcalf. The man raced in the 60m this year in the Masters division.”

 

“The man dodges smoke,” Lyles added of Hill. “I don’t have time for that. If he’s truly serious about it — I’m not talking about you just talking on the internet and you ain’t actually coming to me and talking to my agent and saying let’s set something up — if you’re seriously about it, you’ll see me on the track.”

 

Hill evidently was serious about his interest. In September, Lyles revealed the two parties were “in conversations” to race one another. A deal was reportedly reached in October, though no race date was announced.

 

As such, Lyles’ message could have been planned in the hopes of building tension ahead of that event. It could also be a sign the rivalry between the two speedsters is legitimate.

 

Either way, Lyles would have the advantage if the two square off in the 60-meter race, which is equivalent to about a 65-yard dash. Lyles’ personal best in the event is 6.43 seconds at the 2024 USA Track and Field Indoor Championships, and he clocked a 6.52 in it at Sunday’s race.

 

Hill, meanwhile, last ran the 60-meter race at the 2023 USATF Masters Indoor Championships, completing it in 6.70 seconds.

 

Noah Lyles 100m time

For those wondering, Lyles’ best time in the 100m came at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He clocked a 9.79 in the race as he won his first-ever Olympic gold medal.

 

Tyreek Hill 40 time

Hill ran the 40-yard dash — the NFL’s most popular measure of straight-line speed — in 4.29 seconds. His best time in the 100 meters came in 2013, when he ran a wind-assisted 9.98 at the NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He was just 0.02 seconds slower than the winner of the event, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Andre De Grasse.