The track and field world was buzzing. Noah Lyles was returning to the Diamond League in Monaco, and his first race was the 200m against Letsile Tebogo. The bells of rivalry started ringing. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Tebogo beat Lyles twice in the 200m, first in the semis (19.96 vs. 20.08) and then in the final, where Tebogo won gold in 19.46s while Lyles, ill, finished third in 19.70s. At the 2023 Anniversary Games 200m, Noah Lyles won in 19.47 s, just ahead of Tebogo, who ran 19.50 s. He repeated this win in Monaco, shutting down the haters. But then, the pipes of his rivalry with Kenny Bednarek started playing. Frustated, the man has finally spoken up.

A very candid response came from Noah Lyles when he was asked about rivalries in track and field today at the 2025 Lausanne Diamond L

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