Noah Lyles and Oblique Seville share deadly stare in men's 100m SF ahead of rematch in the battle for gold at Paris Olympics 2024

By Soumik Bhattacharya

Modified Aug 04, 2024 19:17 GMT

Two men's 100m finalists at the Paris Olympics 2024, Noah Lyles and Oblique Seville, exchanged a heated stare-down with each other near the finishing line during the semifinals of the event.

It was the first leg of the Men's 100m semifinals and both Seville and Lyles were competing for a place in the finals. The battle between the two took a bit of a feisty turn at the finishing line when both Lyles and Seville had a very gloomy look at one another.

Seville was the first to touch the finishing line during the first leg of the semifinals after clocking a run time of 9.81 seconds, and Lyles followed suit in the second position with a run time of 9.83 seconds. Louie Hinchcliffe, the British sprinter who defeated Lyles in the first round of the event, finished third in the semis with a run time of 9.97 seconds and missed out on the final.

This is the second consecutive time after the Racers Grand Prix 2024 that Lyles was overdone by the speed of Seville. Moreover, with both convincingly qualifying for the finals of the event, it will be yet another thrilling contest between the two speedsters with the ultimate 100m prize on the line.

Who are the major threats for Noah Lyles in the finals of Men's 100m?

Lyles at the day 9 of the Paris Olympics (Image via: Getty Images)

Upon qualification through to the finals of the Men's 100m event, Noah Lyles is just a step away from grabbing the first 100m Olympic prize of his career. However, he will face numerous threats in the process.

Oblique Seville has been a constant threat for Lyles and in the finals too the Jamaican can pose a great challenge to the Florida sprinter. Besides, the reigning 100m Olympic champion, Marcell Jacobs will also be a tough opponent to deal with. Jacobs finished third in the second leg of the semis with a run time of 9.92 seconds.

Another Jamaican sprinter, Kishane Thompson, registered the lowest run time (9.80 seconds) during the semis of the event and will look to capitalize on this momentum.

Other potential threats that Noah Lyles must be wary of during the finals of the Men's 100m event include Fred Kerley, who finished just behind Thompson in the semis with a run time of 9.84 seconds, and Kenny Bednarek, who clocked a run time of 9.93 seconds.