lyles lock wrote:
He dropped a 9.81 into a headwind today and likely isn't even in peak form yet. In Paris he'll probably go 9.68-9.72 since he'll be peaking and will probably have some wind at his back. Nobody's beating that imo. He hasn't lost a 200m in like 3 years so I doubt anyone beats him in that either. What do you guys think?
He should win the 200,no problem. The 100 will be tougher. I think he could win that,as well,but it wont be easy.
The biggest factors Noah has on his side is his experience and success in big competitions. He has already won three World Championships in the 200m and one in the 100m. He has plenty of experience conserving strength through the rounds, and peaking in the final. He also knows how to peak at the right time of the year, as he did in last year’s World Championship. Finally, he has run and beat the rest of the top competitors in both the 100m and 200m.
Thompson has almost none of this experience. On pure speed, they’re probably very close. If Lyles can finetune his start, I think he will be very difficult to beat in the 100m. Obviously, I think he’s the odds-on favorite in the 200m.
Noah is consistent, but in the 100 he's not a lock. There is no such thing as a lock. Kishane Thompson isn't the only guy there who has run 9.7. Fred Kerley has done it multiple times. He's already a silver medalist. There's no reason why Oblique Seville couldn't come out and beat Noah. He's consistent, but there's no room for error in the 100, and Kishane or Kerley at their best might just end up being faster.
He's more of a prohibitive favorite in the 200, but no one is ever a lock in the Olympics, except in hindsight.
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