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Noah Lyles commits to race NFL star Tyreek Hill

After months of trash talk between Olympic and world 100m champion Noah Lyles and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill about who would win in a 100m race, the debate will finally be settled. According to a report in Ad Age, both athletes have committed to a race organized by actor and America’s Got Talent host Terry Crews.

The competition will be part of “Super Serious on Sight”–an elimination-style tournament between Olympic runners and pro athletes co-founded by Crews. Super Serious did not reveal the date of the high-profile race, but it would presumably be after the 2024 NFL season and before the 2025 summer track season .

“I wouldn’t beat him by a lot, but I would beat Noah Lyles,” the NFL player said after the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 30-year-old is known for being one of the fastest players in pro football and comes from a track and field background. Hill represented Team USA at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona, winning gold in the men’s 4x100m relay and bronze in the 200m, with a personal best of 20.54 seconds.

In response, during an interview with NBC Sports, Lyles said he didn’t know who Hill was, referring to him only by his nickname, “Cheetah.”

“What’s the Cheetah guy from football, what’s his name? I can’t remember his name,” Lyles said. “What’s the football player who thinks he’s fast name?”

Lyles has a history of being overconfident while mocking other athletes–the 27-year-old also pretended he didn’t know who Team Canada was (in the men’s 4x100m relay) ahead of the Paris Olympics, where Canada brought home gold.

Lyles announces engagement to Junelle Bromfield

In other Noah Lyles news, on Sunday, the 27-year-old announced his engagement to fellow Olympic sprinter Junelle Bromfield. The celebrated sprinter went all out with the setup–posts on social media showed a rose-petal-covered walkway, with friends and family in attendance. In his post, Lyles wrote “To My Future Wife I Will Love You Forever.”

The walkway was surrounded by bouquets of flowers and sparklers, and led to a heart-shaped sign lit with the words “Will you marry me?” The popular couple’s posts on social media have received overwhelming support and congratulatory messages from fellow international track sensations.

The pair has been dating for two years after meeting through social media, and share a passion for track. Lyles, who is known for his bold personality, holds Olympic gold in the 100m and two bronze medals in the 200m. Bromfield, 26, won a bronze medal for Team Jamaica at Tokyo 2020 in the 4x400m relay.