Noah Lyles Vs Tyreek Hill finds new grounds as probable race between the two reportedly takes shape

By Adityan Pillai

Modified Oct 14, 2024 03:03 GMT

The face-off between Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill is reportedly in the works and the two athletes will be going head-to-head in 2025 as a part of the 'Super Serious On Sight' series, a tournament that will feature a knockout-style race between Olympian runners and other professional athletes. The two athletes have been going two and fro in the media ever since the Paris Olympics, fueling great anticipation among fans to witness a face-off between them.

The banter between the two athletes reignited after Hill claimed to beat Lyles in a race after taking a dig at the American athlete's third-place finish at the Olympics in the men's 200m and said:

“Noah Lyles can't say nothing after what just happened to him. You know what I'm saying? Then he wants to come out and pretend like he's sick. I feel like that's like horseradish. So, for him to do that and say that we're not world champions of like our sport, like come on, bro, just speak on what you know about, you know what I'm saying? And that's the track. I would beat Lyles. No, I wouldn't beat him by a lot, but I would beat Noah.”

Lyles spoke about the challenge on ESPN's famous show SportsCenter and hinted at ongoing negotiations of a race between the two. However, Ad Age recently reported that Hill has verbally committed to compete in a head-to-head battle against Lyles whereas the latter has reportedly signed the contract to take part in the knockout match between Olympic racers and other athletes.

Super Serious, co-founded by actor and television host Terry Crews will be hosting the highly anticipated event slated to be held in 2025. The organizers are yet to release further updates on the upcoming contest.

Noah Lyles on putting up his gold medals in the contest with Tyreek Hill

Noah Lyles at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 - Men's 100m Final - Source: Getty

Noah Lyles appeared on the Dan Patrick show after the Paris Olympics and spoke about competing against Tyreek Hill in a race. When asked whether would be ready to put up his Olympic medals in the race against the Dolphins linebacker, he blatantly refused and took a dig at Hill instead.

"What has he earned to deserve that status? Play football and he is a great football player. But you don't get to jump the lines because you think you are fast. There are tons of those people in the world out there. (9:40)

Further, Lyles expressed his desire to go head to head and put on a great show for the audience as he aims to make Track one of the most popular sports in the world.