“He’s Him,”: Asisat Oshoala Hails Paris 2024 Olympic 100m Gold Medalist Noah Lyles

“He’s Him,”: Asisat Oshoala Hails Paris 2024 Olympic 100m Gold Medalist Noah Lyles

  • American sprinter Noah Lyles won the Paris 2024 Olympic men’s 100 metres gold medal
  • He won the medal and became the current fastest man in the world with a time of 9.79 seconds
  • Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala applauded Lyles on her Instagram page after his victory

Noah Lyles is receiving applause from every angle after winning the Paris 2024 Olympics men’s 100-metre gold medal, including from women’s football star Asisat Oshoala.

Lyles was widely expected to win the event and did not disappoint, narrowly edging Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson by five-thousandth of a second.

Noah Lyles flies the USA flag after winning Paris 2024 Olympics gold medal.
Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics 100m. Photo by Mehmet Murat Onel.
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As noted by USA Today, he is the fastest man in the world with his time even though he is wide of the 9.58 seconds by Jamaican star Usain Bolt set in 2009.

Lyles was humble enough to applaud his fellow sprinters, claiming he had achieved his feat against some of the best names in the world with great mentality.

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“Everybody on the field came out knowing they could win this race. That’s the mindset we have to have. Iron sharpens iron. I saw my name and was like, 'I didn't do this against a slow crowd, I did this against the best of the best, on the biggest stage, with the biggest pressure,” he said.

Oshoala hails Noah Lyles

Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala was one of the sports personalities in the world who bailed the new fastest man. She shared a post on her Instagram story with the caption, “He’s him”.

Oshoala had a disappointing outing at the Olympic women’s football with the Super Falcons. Nigeria lost all three games to Brazil, Spain and Japan to crash out.

She featured for 133 minutes after sitting out in the first match. She failed to record a shot on target and was heavily criticised by Nigerians.

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Oshoala Reacts Following Loss to Spain

Briefly News earlier reported that Asisat Oshoala stated that Nigeria performed well despite losing 1-0 to Spain in their second group game of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Going into the game after their 1-0 loss to Brazil in their opening fixture, the Nigerian Women knew anything short of victory could halt their chances of progressing to the next round.

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Viginia Akinyi (sports editor) Viginia Akinyi is the current import editor at Briefly News. She holds a B.Sc. in Communication and Public Relations from Moi University and has previously worked with Lolwe TV, Daily Nation Eldoret Bureau and SportsBrief.com. Email: viginia.akinyi@briefly.co.za