Zharnel Hughes thinks he can win the gold medal in the 100 meters for Britain at the Olympics next month, following in Linford Christie’s footsteps. However, he must first exact revenge on the arrogant US world 100- and 200-meter champion Noah Lyles, whom he claims “raised all the red in me” in a biting jab that went viral following the premiere of Sprint, Netflix’s latest track and field series.
A journalist asks Lyles in the video from last summer what it would take to win the 200-meter event at the London Diamond League. “Anything I run,” he answers. Hughes’s American adversary warns him, “If you don’t have main character energy, track and field isn’t for you,” when he claims he wants to demonstrate that he is “ready as well.”
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Hughes, who will compete against Lyles in this year’s London Diamond League 100m on Saturday, acknowledges that he was unaware of Lyles’ comments and the extent of his discourse about him until he watched the Netflix series. “It raised all the red in me, of course, being a competitor,” he remarked.
“I thought, ‘This man needs to simply shut up.'” It’s my partner who helps me stay composed. “Baby, don’t get fired up, don’t let anything get into your head,” she said. He is saying these things in an attempt to psychologically confuse you all.
Speaking at a Vita Coco event, Hughes said, “So, for me, I take that burning drive, that red in me as an athlete, and I try to put it out on the track.”
He simply enjoys talking and has a loose tongue. I can’t blame him; I suppose that’s where he gets his confidence from. However, I’m ready. See you in London, buddy. There, we’ll get together and speak.
In the end, Lyles won the 200 meters in London in 19.47 seconds, and Hughes finished third in a British record 19.73 behind Letsile Tebogo of Botswana. Nonetheless, with Tebogo and Louie Hinchliffe, the British student who recently broke the 10-second mark, competing in the 100-meter rematch on Saturday, it might be just as exciting.
After overcoming a grade-one tear in his right hamstring that kept him out of training for 12 days and the European championships last month, Hughes is adamant that he is back to full strength. He declared, “I’m back in the gym, hitting my v max times, doing time trials, and all that to make sure we’re on target.” “Coach is thrilled, and I’m thrilled to see what I can accomplish.”
Zharnel Hughes celebrates setting the British record in the men’s 200-meter event at the London Diamond League with a time of 19.73 seconds.
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Zharnel Hughes celebrates setting the British record in the men’s 200-meter event at the London Diamond League with a time of 19.73 seconds. Image courtesy of Almamy/Independent Photo Agency
Hughes also said that he is using footage from that race as motivation for Paris and that he has a screenshot of Linford Christie winning gold in Barcelona in 1992 on his phone. He declared, “I have a very excellent relationship with Linford.” The moment he took the podium and the British audience went wild inspired me. It chilled me to the bone. Winning a gold medal is the objective.
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A few analysts, Carl Lewis among them, believe Hughes would have already been the Olympic gold medallist in Tokyo had he not made a false start in the 100-meter final. He too experiences the same issue. To be honest. “I believed I was prepared,” he says. Many competitors were experiencing cramps due to the high temperatures in Tokyo, and regrettably, I was among them. My right calf constricted as soon as I entered the blocks in the proper position, making it impossible for me to stay in my blocks.
Hughes made up for it last year by taking home the bronze in the global 100 meters in Budapest, solidifying his standing as one of the most gifted and popular players on the British squad. Nonetheless, he acknowledges that it required some time for him to acclimate after abandoning the British colony of Anguilla in 2015, particularly in light of reports in certain tabloids that he was a “plastic Brit” at the time.
“I was thinking, ‘Ugggh, I wasn’t expecting that,’ when you just joined a squad and the first thing you see in a news piece is ‘plastic Brit.'” It was a bit painful. “Why would you raise that?” I asked. People eventually began to accept me for who I was.
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We are enamored by Team USA’s track and field roster, which exudes black excellence.
Prominent among the U.S. team’s talents are Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson. However, they also have a lot of personality. We are going to be very much entertained by this competition. I believe that the goal of track and field is to showcase its current generation of stars. For a minimum of ten years, Usain Bolt kept it in check. I don’t believe the sport has had the kind of marketable personality we need since then. Richardson and Lyles are on my watch list. Both of them have something to prove, and they are never at a loss for words.
Richardson has been on track for the greater part of two years, as I have already said. She has been giving her best work and is definitely benefiting from her renewed commitment. Lyles came under fire for his criticism of NBA players and their apparent lack of discipline. In addition, he wants that disaster to be a thing of the past. He would have the ideal chance later this month in Paris.
These days, we use the term “black excellence” a lot in conversation. I wish I could put into words what we are seeing as we approach the Olympic season in a different way. In actuality, though, I kind of can’t. On these podiums, there will be an abundance of melanin. Furthermore, it is crucial that aspiring athletes see themselves seen with the utmost respect on film. For reaching this far, we are already proud of our Black athletes. We are, nonetheless, eager to witness them receive their award.
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We are enamored by Team USA’s track and field roster, which exudes black excellence.
The Paris Olympics are less than a month away as of right now, in July. Track meets are a regular occurrence, but the Olympics are where the sport really attracts global attention. The qualifying round this year was unique. All of the Black competitors who qualified for the 100, 200, and 400 meters for men and women. It was undoubtedly noteworthy as it was a first for Team USA.
Prominent among the U.S. team’s talents are Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson. However, they also have a lot of personality. We are going to be very much entertained by this competition. I believe that the goal of track and field is to showcase its current generation of stars. For a minimum of ten years, Usain Bolt kept it in check. I don’t believe the sport has had the kind of marketable personality we need since then. Richardson and Lyles are on my watch list. Both of them have something to prove, and they are never at a loss for words.
Richardson has been on track for the greater part of two years, as I have already said. She has been giving her best work and is definitely benefiting from her renewed commitment. Lyles came under fire for his criticism of NBA players and their apparent lack of discipline. In addition, he wants that disaster to be a thing of the past. He would have the ideal chance later this month in Paris.
These days, we use the term “black excellence” a lot in conversation. I wish I could put into words what we are seeing as we approach the Olympic season in a different way. In actuality, though, I kind of can’t. On these podiums, there will be an abundance of melanin. Furthermore, it is crucial that aspiring athletes see themselves seen with the utmost respect on film. For reaching this far, we are already proud of our Black athletes. We are, nonetheless, eager to witness them receive their award.
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