Granted Jacobs was a huge shock in 2021 but usually like in the distances the guy in the best form wins.
The whole point in this exercise is to guess now when there is some uncertainty.
2 golds. 9.79, 19.32. Dropped stick in 4x1
Granted Jacobs was a huge shock in 2021 but usually like in the distances the guy in the best form wins.
The whole point in this exercise is to guess now when there is some uncertainty.
2 golds. 9.79, 19.32. Dropped stick in 4x1
Safe prediction: 2 golds, either 200m and 4x100m or 100m and 200m.
Best case scenario: 100m and 200m gold, 4x100m gold, gets put on the mixed relay to prove himself, resulting in a gold, then gets added in a men's 4x4 heat --> 5 golds.
I'll go 9.76-9.79 and 19.35ish. Don't think he'll be ready for a 200m PR after 3 intense 100m rounds, unless there's a high tailwind. I did hear the track will be fast though so we'll see. The 4x1 is also not a safe bet due to USA's propensity to bottle it. I can see a universe where Tebogo comes into himself at these games and wins a sprint double though. We must also consider Noah has to be in PR shape to even safely make the 100m team at USAs. Tebogo will just be running on the circuit and can time his ultimate peak for Paris. It would be interesting to see if Tebogo also comes away with 3 medals (100, 200, 4x400)
Only on this distance-oriented message board could you receive 3 down votes for such truthful information.
Lyles will win 4 gold medals in 2024.
The 100 meters, 200 meters 4x100 meters and the Pole Vault at Motel 6.
gold in 200 between 19.10 and 19.02
gold in 4x4
medals in 4x1 but upset by another country
100 bronze at best
There’s no way Noah ever breaks Bolts record lol. It’s all PR and talk. They just need something to get people slightly interested- but Bolt and Noah are no even close. Bolt was a machine and physical beast, the all time GOAT.
lyles is just another pretty good runner who talks well lol and the roids help with the 60m
he will NEVER have the 100m or 200m record. Lol. What a joke. Maybe close- but there’s a lot of guys like that over the years.
he should not be mentioned near Bolt at all. He’s too small. His physical body holds him back. Maybe if he was 3 inches talller..
I think Lyles is untouchable now and therefore can not be popped. He's in the protected category like Usain because he's a cash cow for the sport. LeBron James is the prototypical example of a protected steroid/PED abuser of HGH and EPO and the imaginary sky fairy knows whatever else.
Gold in the 100M is going to be his most difficult race.
The 200M will be easier, but I believe he is going to be pushed by Tebogo; and if he slips up, Tebogo will win gold.
Knighton has the potential, but I don't think he's getting the right training.
Then there's Jaylen Slade, another fantastic youngster, who I believe has greater potential than Knighton, and who I have dominating the sprints for years to come. Having recovered from an injury setback sustained at Trials a few years ago, Slade is currently training with Lyles' camp.
I have Lyles doing the following at Paris Olympics
100M Silver
200M Gold
4x1 Gold
4x4 will not be on the team
I do not believe Lyles has the potential to run sub 9.6 for the 100M or sub 19.2 for the 200M. So Bolts records are safe until Knighton/Slade/Tebogo reach their full potential.
I'll give him 3 medals(100/200/4x1). I thinks he's proven that he can do what he sets his mind to after last year and he ran 6.44 at world indoors looking a bit sluggish. In the right race he could challenge the American 100m record. a 9.68 with 2.0 tailwind is 9.77 which means about a 0.06 improvement is needed(pr is 9.83 +0.0) which he might have just reached with his 60m improvement. The 200 is tricky since other than worlds finals where he let the 100m/200m rounds tire him, the only time i think he tried was the London meet and I feel like he didn't expect to have to go that hard to beat Tebogo. I'll give him a 9.72 at the Paris 100m Finals and a 19.37 at a meet following the Olympics where he takes a shot at the World Record but comes up short.
I'm giving him 9.77 100M
I'm giving him 19.48 200M
He looked tired in the 200M at Budapest after competing at the 100M.
People keep saying this about Slade. I'm just wondering what he's done to earn that hype? Knighton's resume is insanely impressive for his age (and for any age). Slade showed promise but has done nothing for the past entire Olympic cycle.
Slade got seriously hurt when he was about to make his appearance on the big stage. He is the same age as Knighton. I will continue to hold out hope for him until he hits 24 or is caught doping.