American sprinter Noah Lyles took aim at NBA sides dubbing themselves “world champions” after claiming a 200m gold medal – and was applauded for making a very fair point.
Lyles has been competing at the World Athletics Championships, which has been taking place in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.
The 26-year-old has completed the feat of claiming both the 100m and 200m titles at the event.
After winning the 100m crown last week, Lyles won the 200m gold as he led an American one-two ahead of Erriyon Knighton, with Letsile Tebogo of Botswana claiming bronze.
He could yet claim a trio of gold medals at the Championships, should the US team win the 4x100m relay race.
NBA basketball title winners traditionally term themselves as world champions when claiming their crown – and Lyles commented on this after winning his second gold medal out in Hungary.
He made the point in the post-race…
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