Track and field coach explains the incomprehensible reality regarding comparison between Noah Lyles and Usain Bolt in 400m.
Seasoned track and field coach Anderson Emerole has offered his insights on the never-ending debate regarding comparisons of Noah Lyles with Usain Bolt.
Reigning Olympic 100m champion Lyles specialises in the same events just like the Jamaican who remains the fastest man alive.
However, Emerole has offered a grounded and viral reality check to Noah Lyles bold 400m ambitions maintaining that his time is unrecognisable since he has not not run it since high school.
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In an X post, Emerole said: “Despite having high-quality 100 & 200 marks, Noah’s 400 time falls well below others since he hasn’t run it since high school.”
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Emerole said in response, reacting to Lyles’ old times and hypothetical ceiling. “Won’t make predictions since it’s a season opener, but almost certain he’ll move up this combo sprinters list.”
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The analyst threw it back to none other than Usain Bolt, sparking a firestorm in the comments.
Bolt’s untapped 400m potential got dragged into the mix. While Lyles has clocked 9.79 in the 100m and 19.31 in the 200m, his 400m best is a distant 47.04 from his high school days.
And in a field where elite sprinters like Fred Kerley and even Usain Bolt have flirted with the 400m, that gap is hard to ignore.
Usain Bolt’s personal best in the 400m is 45.28 seconds, which he achieved in 2007. While not his main event, this time highlights his incredible speed and endurance.
He is best known for his world records in the 100m (9.58 seconds) and 200m (19.19 seconds).
Usain Bolt did not win any medals in the 400m event at the Olympic Games. He did, however, compete in a rare 400m race in 2013, winning his heat, but it was not a medal-winning event
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